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HAPPY FRIDAY!

Growth is our name:  look at these industry projections that are 'in the book' now:

Nov 2014

New ETA/TSG Research Estimates 2014 4Q Electronic Spending Will Increase 4.0% Over 2013 to $890B

One occasion of note is on the payments horizon: the holiday shopping season. To meet it head-on, ETA is offering projections on holiday spending trends and has released important educational resources for merchants to navigate the evolving payments landscape. Payments consultancy firm The Strawhecker Group estimates that 2014 fourth quarter electronic spending will increase 4.0% over 2013 to $887 billion.

And it is global -- here's an infographic from the ETA to illustrate:

 

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FROM THE INBOX:

Hi,

We will be in Modesto, same time, place on the 24th. Special Training with MG Founder John Daniels.  I will send flyer tomorrow.  -- Marlyn

Save this date and line up guests to bring:  1pm start. 

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Expect Great Call Sunday night:  MG Weekly Wrap-up Call.  Details at right.

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 FROM THE 'WHO DAT MERCHANT?' File:
 
There is no set rule for who can be a merchant -- or who wants to be an Agent.  For example, Mark and Dave are long-time Fresno friends from an advertising, marketing, financial and tech background.  They were paying a very high price for their processing on their businesses and are now MG Agents as well as Merchants.

Here is a recent interview with them re. their completely online, global, non-qualified-card biz -- it is now a MG customer!

So see:  there's a place for almost every business you can think of within Merchant Guard -- if not with one processor, then with another.







(If you have a merchant to feature here, SEND 'EM ALONG!)