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High Risk Merchant Account Definitions
by Jeremy Netlon

The main difference of High Risk and traditional merchant accounts is that High Risk merchant account providers provide accounts for high risk businesess. Their rates and fees typically are higher than a regular low risk accounts. Risk value is calculated by number of chargebacks may occur, sales volumes and many other factors.

These are merchants categories considered as high risk:
  • Adult / Erotic sites, services and products.
  • Art dealers.
  • Casinos, gambling, gaming, lotteries.
  • Collection agencies.
  • Check cashing services.
  • Credit repair services.
  • Coin shops.
  • Escort services.
  • Electronics retailers.
  • Fine jewelry.
  • Hair restoration services.
  • High volume.
  • Home operated business.
  • Horoscope, fortune tellers.
  • Infomercials.
  • Insurance products and services.
  • Investment opportunities.
  • Mortgage services.
  • Multi-level marketing.
  • On-line malls.
  • Pawn services.
  • Pharmaceuticals.
  • Products with unreasonable guarantees.
  • Seminar-based sales.
  • Telemarketing.
  • Travel agencies, cruise lines, tour business.
  • Used car dealers.
  • Water purifiers.
  • Weight loss programs and centers.





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