Why every salon is overpaying for credit card processing (and the math behind it)
Most salon owners have no idea what their effective processing rate actually is, and that's exactly how the industry makes its money. Here's the math, the markup, and how to find your real number.
The complete guide to choosing a salon payment processor in 2026
There are dozens of payment processors selling to salons in 2026. Most of them are bad fits. This guide walks through what actually matters, pricing model, vertical fit, support, and the hidden costs nobody talks about.
Stylist commission tracking: Why your POS is making payroll harder than it needs to be
If your salon reconciles commissions by hand every two weeks, you're losing eight hours of admin time per pay cycle, and probably making mistakes. Here's how modern salon platforms handle stylist attribution automatically.
Card-on-file at the salon: How to set it up legally and without losing customers
Card-on-file is now table stakes for salons. But there are real legal requirements around customer consent and disclosure. Here's how to do it right.
No-show fees: How to charge them, automate them, and not get chargebacks
No-show fees are how salons stop bleeding revenue from empty chairs. But charging them wrong creates chargebacks, bad reviews, and lost customers. Here's how to do it right.
Payment processing for franchise salons: A multi-location playbook
Franchise salon groups have payment needs that single-location salons don't. Separate MIDs, rolled-up reporting, multi-entity accounting, brand consistency. Here's how to set it up.
What's a 'white label' payment processor? (And why most aren't really white label)
Every payments company calls itself white-label. Almost none of them actually are. Here's what real white-label means, what to look for, and why it matters if you're trying to launch a branded payments business.
How to start a payment processing business legally in 2026
Starting a payments business has fewer barriers than you think, and more legal landmines than you'd expect. Here's the path most successful operators actually take in 2026.
Reyna Pay vs Square vs Clover for salons: A real comparison
Three payment platforms commonly evaluated by salon owners. Here's the honest, feature-by-feature comparison, including where each one is genuinely better.
PCI compliance for salons: What you actually need to know
PCI compliance sounds scary and bureaucratic. For most salons, it's actually pretty manageable, as long as you understand what your processor is doing for you and what you have to handle yourself.