May 22, 2019
When the US finally made the move to EMV cards and chip-and-signature we did not go as far as Europe did with chip-and-PIN. With many believing chip-and-pin to be more secure there were a lot of questions to answer and […]
May 22, 2019
Nearly every American has an EMV card in their wallet. Three and a half years after the liability shift here in the US it seems that finally Americans have figured out how they work and have come to accept them. […]
May 21, 2019
There are a number of reasons to keep your company’s data secure and as you know meeting and maintaining PCI compliance is the best way to keep it that way. Chances are you are running a small business and the […]
May 14, 2019
There is a great nationwide debate going on about the viability of cryptocurrency. As a merchant you might accept it as a form of payment, you might not. If you are in the latter you are certainly not alone but […]
May 7, 2019
As always technological advancements help to make our lives easier. Unfortunately that also helps to make thieves jobs easier as well. In January the Secret Service issued an advisory on a recent advancement in credit card technology called the Fuze […]
April 30, 2019
Cryptocurrencies are a growing method of making and receiving payments. One of the major components of this is blockchain technology. Given the lack of understanding regarding cryptocurrencies it is understandable that the general public does not understand exactly what blockchain […]
April 23, 2019
As a merchant you do not want to have a data breach happen to you. Unfortunately too many have been happening. There have been all kinds of reasons for them happening but most have been because of lax security or […]
April 16, 2019
When it comes to who your payment processor is you have a lot of choices. Picking the right one for your business can go a long way towards making and keeping your business profitable. Do you choose a franchise processor […]
April 9, 2019
When a chip appeared on credit cards consumers and merchants were skeptical just how that would make transactions more secure. Some people are still skeptical. Most of it comes from a lack of understanding of just how the chip works. […]
April 2, 2019
It seems like a cashless society is a long way off and it may be. It will take a long time for both consumers and merchants to stop using cash but the path to that point may have just been […]
March 26, 2019
Data breaches have become commonplace, almost to the point where it seems like the public is no longer phased when another one is announced. It seems like when another one happens the company pledges to do better and the media […]
March 19, 2019
There are a handful of states out there where someone else will pump your gas. For the rest of us that means that we have to do it ourselves. It is of course relatively simple to do and it is […]