The Bank of America extension puts the power of Bank of America’s advanced payment platform to work for your ecommerce business. With fraud and security tools built into the core of the platform, you can accept credit and signature debit with the peace of mind that comes from knowing your website has cutting-edge protection.
The Bank of America extension easily connects your Merchant Services account, provided by Bank of America, to your site. It gives your customers the checkout experience they expect from top retailers. A Bank of America Business Advantage Banking account is required to apply for a Merchant Services account.
When you combine your Merchant Services account with additional Bank of America services, you gain one seamless relationship. One login will allow you to effortlessly view and manage Business Advantage and Merchant Services accounts all in one place, which can help streamline cash management and provide insights into your business’s overall financial health.
By connecting this extension to your Merchant Services account provided by Bank of America, you get access to the following full line-up of features and benefits.
<h2>Features</h2>
<h3>Payment essentials</h3>
<ul>
<li>Easy-to-use extension—Connect to your Bank of America account with little-to-no additional development.</li>
<li>Payment acceptance—Accept all major card brands and networks, including credit and signature debit. You also have access to a virtual terminal at no extra cost with your Merchant Services account.</li>
<li>Straightforward rates—Clear and transparent Simplified Pricing ensures you always know how much you will pay for each transaction.</li>
<li>Robust reporting—Analyze your payment data to discover your business’s next great opportunity.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced protection</h3>
<ul>
<li>Flexible fraud management—With settings that help keep you protected from the start; the system allows you to easily configure fraud rules as your business grows.1. See Disclosures</li>
<li>Cutting-edge security—Encryption and PAN tokenization help protect your payment data in the case of a data breach.2. See Disclosures</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why choose Bank of America?></h3>
<ul>
<li>Improved cash flow—Access funds as soon as the same business day.3. See Disclosures</li>
<li>One seamless relationship—Effortlessly view and manage your Business Advantage and Merchant Services accounts in one place.</li>
<li>Service and support—Get peace of mind knowing you have help whenever you need it, with 24/7 U.S.- based technical support and experienced merchant consultants at your service.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Disclosures</h3>
<a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bank-of-America-Software-Enterprise-License-Agreement.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the Bank of America Software Enterprise License Agreement</a>.
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<li>The Bank of America extension to your Merchant Services account provided by Bank of America includes the use of the Fraud Management tool at no extra cost. We disclaim all warranties (express or implied) that the Fraud Management tool will accurately identify every instance of fraud or that every transaction identified as suspicious or high risk is, in fact, fraudulent. You are solely responsible for all settings, configurations, and decisions you make or actions you take or do not take or are made or taken or not taken at your direction, on alerted transaction activity.</li>
<li>Use of security solutions is not a guarantee that your systems will not be breached or guarantee that you will be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard or Payment Network Rules. May require eligible equipment.</li>
<li>Same day access to funding is subject to credit approval. If your merchant account is approved for same day funding, you will have the option to select one funding window to initiate a payout of proceeds to your designated Bank of America Small Business checking account used for settlement. Valid only on Visa®, Mastercard®, Discover® and American Express® transactions and PIN debit transactions including EBT. Exceptions may apply.</li>
</ol>
A Bank of America Business Advantage Banking account is required to apply for a Merchant Services account. Merchant Services processing funds must be settled into a Bank of America Business Advantage Banking account.
Banking products and services are provided by Bank of America, N.A. and affiliated banks, Members FDIC and wholly owned subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation.
© 2022 Bank of America Corp. All rights reserved. All trademarks, service marks and trade names referenced in this material are the property of and licensed by their respective owners.

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Mailchimp’s easy-to-use, AI-powered tools and recommendations let you design next-level emails that reflect your brand and give customers a personalized experience.
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://mailchimp.com/help/content-optimizer/">Content Optimizer</a>: Compare your email content with top-performing campaigns and get actionable suggestions for enhancement.</li>
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Mailchimp offers WooCommerce merchants the right tools to drive sales and customer loyalty. Connect with customers when it matters most, turn browsers into repeat customers, and <a href="https://mailchimp.com/features/automations/?utm_source=woo_integration&utm_medium=integration_page&utm_campaign=woocommerce&utm_content=automations">send automated emails</a> and SMS based on real-time interactions like:
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<li>Abandoned cart reminders: Recover lost sales by sending reminder emails to customers who left items in their cart but didn’t complete the purchase.</li>
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Mailchimp tools not only help you increase traffic to your site, but with our <a href="https://mailchimp.com/features/crm/">Customer Relationship Management </a>features, you can start building stronger relationships with your customers with personalized content that means something to them.
<ul>
<li>Centralize audience insights: Get to know your audience and find new ways to market to them using Mailchimp’s <a href="https://mailchimp.com/features/crm/">CRM tools</a>. Organizing your audience with tags and segments allows for more targeted communication that can resonate with your customers, ultimately driving stronger conversion opportunities and repeat purchases.</li>
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<li>Gain insights on how to engage with your audience: Create <a style="font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em" href="https://mailchimp.com/features/contact-profiles/">contact profiles</a> to  better understand your customers behind the numbers.Dive into their data and learn what actions have led to a purchase, leave notes about individual preferences, and discover patterns in audience behavior.</li>
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Connect your WooCommerce store with Mailchimp’s <a href="https://mailchimp.com/features/reports-and-analytics/?utm_source=woo_integration&utm_medium=integration_page&utm_campaign=woocommerce&utm_content=reports_analytics">analytics platform </a>to monitor trends, track performance, and create better campaigns that reach more customers who are likely to engage and convert.
<ul>
<li>Make smart decisions quickly with data all in one place: Get real-time stats for all your marketing campaigns—including emails, automation, social ads, and more—to quickly identify what’s working and make informed decisions about next steps</li>
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Resource Articles
Mailchimp knows the value of providing e-commerce retailers with content that helps drive sales.  To view a library of articles to help you optimize your marketing efforts, <a href="https://mailchimp.com/resources/e-commerce/">click here</a>. 
Requirements:
<ul>
<li>The WooCommerce plugin should already be installed and activated in WordPress.</li>
<li>Your hosting environment must meet WooCommerce’s minimum requirements, including <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/server-requirements/">PHP 7.4 or greater</a>.</li>
<li>A staging environment should be used prior to installation on production servers. Customer’s first name, last name, email address, and orders are needed for Mailchimp for WooCommerce to sync.</li>
</ul>
<h3></h3>
To connect your WooCommerce store to Mailchimp
<ol>
<li>Download the plugin</li>
<li>Install the plugin on your WordPress Admin site</li>
<li>Connect the plugin with your Mailchimp API Key</li>
<li>Configure your list settings to complete the data sync process</li>
<li>For more information on settings and configuration, visit <a href="http://kb.mailchimp.com/integrations/e-commerce/connect-or-disconnect-mailchimp-for-woocommerce">Mailchimp’s Knowledge Base</a></li>
</ol>
A note for current integration users:
This plugin supports our most powerful API 3.0 features and is intended for users who have not yet integrated their WooCommerce stores with Mailchimp. 
You can run this new integration at the same time as your current WooCommerce integration for Mailchimp. However, data from the older integration will display separately in subscriber profiles, and can’t be used with e-commerce features that require API 3.0.

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