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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Long-term debt | $ 6,499,587 |  | $ 7,015,422 |
FDIC insured amount | 250,000 |  |  |
Cash insured amount exceed FDIC limits | 4,796,199 |  | 10,647,524 |
Foreign bank balances that are not FDIC insured | 64,200 |  | 186,353 |
Terminals acquired amount | 479,521 |  | 506,906 |
Terminals acquired amount held with merchants | 470,633 |  | 500,701 |
Terminals amortization amount | 62,370 |  | 51,542 |
Accrued sales commission | 1,091,958 |  | 1,821,790 |
Deferred sales commission | 812,145 |  | 1,224,044 |
Intangible assets, net | 2,898,765 | $ 3,127,760 | 3,127,760 | $ 3,589,850
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | 258,313 |  | 256,967 |
Goodwill | 9,643,752 |  | 9,643,752 |
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired | 301,639 | 403,585 |  |
Revenues | 15,982,394 | 13,561,941 |  |
Revenue recognized from contracts | 16,000,000 |  |  |
Effect of Implementation [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues | (373,320) |  |  |
Client Acquisition Costs [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | 2,397,928 |  | $ 2,435,335 | $ 1,697,337
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired | $ 339,046 | $ 221,195 |  |
Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |  |  |
Warrants issued and outstanding that are anti-dilutive in effect | 234,219 | 238,174 |  |
Warrant [Member] |  |  |  |
Warrants issued and outstanding that are anti-dilutive in effect | 728,583 | 89,389 |  |

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