February 11, 2020
If you read our blog you know that we stress the importance of PCI Compliance. It is necessary for you, the merchant, to stay in business and it helps to safeguard your business and your customer’s information. We’ve been over […]
February 4, 2020
Did you know that the average American spends about one hour in the car every day? That has typically been time that has been lost for business as when driving you should keep your eyes on the road and your hands […]
January 28, 2020
Every merchant that is in business is at risk for fraud, whether it is passing counterfeit money, bad checks or what has become the most prevalent form of fraud, credit card fraud. Everyone has a vested interest in reducing credit […]
January 21, 2020
As long as credit cards exist the information that can be found on those cards is extremely valuable. While we still see skimmers on ATMs and on gas pumps they are not quite being found in the same frequency that […]
January 14, 2020
North Korea is not the most open place in the world. A few years ago we detailed the huge news of them stepping into the late 20th century and unveiling their first ATM machine. Yet, they seem to have plenty […]
January 6, 2020
Did you know that the password is a security measure developed in the 1960s? With the recent passing of the man who developed the computer password it became public knowledge, at least for a day. There is very little else […]
December 30, 2019
Biometric technology is the next leap forward when it comes to security. It is already in use in many places and has even begun to be seen in the payment industry as biometric cards are being trialed around the world. […]
December 23, 2019
RFID technology may seem to be new. As a merchant you may have equipment that allows you to receive payments using it. You have probably never thought about how the technology came about. We’ve detailed how the magnetic strip was […]
December 17, 2019
PCI Compliance is very important. You cannot stay in business long by not maintaining compliance. If you don’t it will catch up to you and the results will not be good. Now of course no one wants to get hacked […]
December 10, 2019
Merchants, you like to get paid right? Of course you do. It’s how you stay in business. In the past this has sometimes been excruciatingly slow but that will be changing. The Federal Reserve has announced plans to implement a […]
December 3, 2019
There are severe penalties for businesses that ignore PCI compliance. We hope that yours is not one of them and if it is give us a call so we can help you meet PCI compliance. Meeting compliance is important as […]
November 26, 2019
We have brought this up before but we are headed towards a cashless society. It may seem inevitable but every now and again there are events that make everyone pull back and say that it may not be such a […]