Mastercard is moving AI-assisted shopping from an industry concept toward real payment activity through Alchemy AgentCard. Here is what ecommerce and high-risk merchants should understand about authorization, fraud, disputes and operational readiness.

As card brands pressure processors to decline or cancel peptide merchant accounts, 2nd Amendment Processing continues helping eligible businesses explore ACH and cryptocurrency payment options.

Mastercard has added transaction and volume fees for businesses classified as specialty merchants. In 2ndAP’s view, this is a pure money grab: the published guidance identifies new charges, but no new merchant-facing fraud-prevention service or measurable protection purchased by those fees.

Mastercard is moving toward faster investigations and broader measurement of merchant risk. Here is what card-not-present and high-risk businesses should know about the new 72-hour standard, GMAP, and protecting their processing relationship.

Firearms merchant accounts face new risks in 2026 — rolling reserves, frozen funds, and stricter compliance rules. Here’s what’s driving the crackdown, the red flags to watch for, and how to protect your business before a freeze forces the issue.

When Square/Stripe/PayPal Freezes Your Funds: What You Need to Know Thousands of businesses trust Square/Stripe/PayPal to move their...

Underwriting in payment processing is crucial yet often overlooked by business owners until issues arise. If your funds have been frozen...