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Payment guides for business owners
Six practical guides covering the full payment lifecycle: getting set up to accept cards, understanding what you are charged, working with platform onboarding, reducing chargebacks, running subscription billing, and meeting PCI obligations.
Last updated 9 September 2026
- How to accept online payments for your business
A step-by-step guide to accepting card payments online: choosing a processor, verification, checkout, payouts, fees and the mistakes that cost small businesses money.
Updated 9 September 2026 · 9 min read
- Stripe Connect explained for non-developers
What Stripe Connect is, how platforms onboard merchants, who is liable for what, and how application fees work — explained without developer jargon.
Updated 9 September 2026 · 7 min read
- Payment processing fees explained
Interchange, scheme fees, processor markup, platform fees and the hidden extras — how card processing costs are built up and where to look for savings.
Updated 9 September 2026 · 8 min read
- How to reduce chargebacks and win disputes
Why chargebacks happen, the prevention measures that actually move the rate, and how to build evidence that wins representment.
Updated 9 September 2026 · 6 min read
- Recurring billing best practices
Pricing structure, dunning, failed payment recovery, proration and cancellation flows — how to run subscription billing without leaking revenue.
Updated 9 September 2026 · 7 min read
- PCI compliance basics for small businesses
What PCI DSS requires, how hosted checkout reduces your scope to the simplest questionnaire, and the practical steps to stay compliant.
Updated 9 September 2026 · 6 min read