Premier Merchants Group revamping social media presence Did you know Premier Merchants Group has its own Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram page? Social media has become a vital communication method for not only people, but for businesses. Premier is restructuring its social media plan, and is close to launching another way to communicate with our current […]
Read ArticleCredit card limbo: How low can we go? Many know we are a one-stop shop for ATM processing and service. But did you know we also have low credit card rates? Merchants get bombarded with credit card offers daily. Everyone claims they can save you hundreds of dollars. In many cases, that’s simply not true […]
Read ArticleNumbers are meaningful, but donating is in our hearts Premier Merchants Group’s “meat and potatoes” is processing payments. In 2016 alone, we processed 4,340,045 transactions totaling a volume of $184,713,860. However, we also enjoy giving back. Over the last 12 months, Premier employees have proudly volunteered over 1,000 hours coaching high school wrestlers, and company […]
Read ArticleOn the road again… Trade show season has officially started for Premier Merchants Group! Company president Kurt Karjalainen (pictured left) along with executive Seth Blank attended two trade shows in Orlando, Fla., last week. Premier worked alongside the nation’s largest non-bank ATM processor Payment Alliance International at each show. PAI and Premier had a booth […]
Read ArticleThank you for your business! As our company continues to do more business each year, we are forever grateful for our existing partners. During this holiday season, Premier wants to wish our business partners a special holiday season, and to sincerely tell you “Thank you.” If we can be of assistance in any way, please […]
Read ArticleStaying on top of industry trends Part of the Premier team traveled to Hollywood, Fla., for the annual Payment Alliance International Market Partners Conference Nov. 11-12. Premier President Kurt Karjalainen, wife Jolene, and account executive Seth Blank attended the event. The conference provides a great avenue to keep up with the industry latest developments. Market […]
Read ArticleAdvertise on your ATM! Premier is excited to offer affordable advertising opportunities for our ATM customers! These advertisements appear on your ATM screen, and flash on your screen every three seconds. We loaded some images to a few of our merchants’ ATMs recently. Whether you would like to customize your screen by displaying your company’s […]
Read ArticleReport: Only 37-percent of merchants are EMV ready A February report by The Strawhecker Group — a payments consultancy — found that only 37 percent of U.S. merchants are EMV ready when it comes to accepting credit card payments. EMV stands for Europay-Mastercard-Visa, and represents the small computer chip found on credit cards. Cards must […]
Read ArticleATM TLS deadline approaching Any ATM on internet communication will stop working afterMarch 31 if it doesn’t have the right software installed and TLS settings enabled. This only affects ATMs processing over the internet. It does not affect ATMs processing over a phone line or cellular box. For the past six months, we’ve been updating […]
Read ArticleIn the market for a new POS? We’ve been searching high and low for point-of-sale systems that meet our customers’ needs. The good news is we’ve found two that are not only affordable, but use the best technology available. The first is the InsightPOS. This state-of-the-art POS has over 4 million SKUs saved in the […]
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