A Step-by-Step Guide for Dispensary Owners ACH Payments · Point-of-Banking · PIN Debit · Cashless ATM Presented by paymentfunnels.com Introduction: Why Cash Is Costing You More Than You Think Running a cannabis dispensary in today’s landscape means navigating one of retail’s most complex payment environments. While other industries moved seamlessly into digital payments […]
You’ve got a thriving smoke shop. Your shelves are stocked, your customers keep coming back, and business is good. So why does your payment processor keep dropping you — or charging rates that make your margins disappear? You’re not imagining it. Smoke shops face one of the most frustrating payment processing landscapes of any retail […]
A guide for vape retailers who are serious about stable, secure, and scalable payment processing Running a vape shop is not for the faint of heart. Between navigating a patchwork of local and federal regulations, managing age-verification requirements, and competing in a market that traditional banks still treat with suspicion, you face business challenges […]
An Educational Guide for Business Owners Navigating Payment Processing You applied for a Stripe or Square account — or maybe you already had one — and suddenly you got the email nobody wants to see: your account has been declined, suspended, or terminated. No detailed explanation. No clear path forward. Just a vague reference to […]
How to Protect Your Merchant Account Brought to you by Payment Funnels — The High-Risk Payment Specialists Introduction: The Silent Business Killer You’ve worked hard to build your business. You’ve sourced quality products, cultivated a loyal customer base, and navigated the complex legal landscape of operating in a high-risk industry. But there’s a […]
Published by Payment Funnels | Cannabis Payment Solutions If you run a cannabis dispensary or ancillary cannabis business, you have probably heard about the SAFE Banking Act — and its successor, the SAFER Banking Act — more times than you can count. You may have also noticed that, despite years of discussion, bipartisan support, […]
Published by Payment Funnels | Your Partner in High-Risk Merchant Solutions Introduction: The Counter-Culture Business Problem Running a counter-culture business is not for the faint of heart. Whether you sell adult novelties, operate a cannabis dispensary, deal in firearms, offer nutraceuticals, or run an online gaming platform, you already know the struggle: […]
A Guide by Payment Funnels | paymentfunnels.com If you sell THCA products — flower, pre-rolls, concentrates, or edibles — you already know that running a hemp retail business is anything but straightforward. Between fluctuating state laws, shifting federal guidance, and a market that changes faster than most payment processors can keep up with, […]
CANNABIS PAYMENTS EXPLAINED The federal-state divide has left cannabis retailers in a payments purgatory for years. Here’s what’s really happening behind the scenes, and how compliant operators are solving it. By Payment Funnels Editorial · 2026 · 7 min read Walk into almost any dispensary in America — legal, licensed, state-inspected — and you’ll […]
CANNABIS BUSINESS PAYMENTS GUIDE Which Payment Method Is Right for Your Cannabis Business? Published by Payment Funnels | Cannabis Payment Specialists The Cannabis Payment Problem — And Why It’s Not Going Away If you operate a cannabis dispensary or ancillary cannabis business, you already know the frustration: traditional banks and card networks […]