December 18, 2018
As a merchant your business is your life and livelihood. You would protect it just as you would your child and in some cases maybe even more so. With all of the data breaches that have been in the news […]
December 11, 2018
Within the past few years there has been a plethora of security upgrades when it comes to credit card security. That has been great for merchants with physical locations but in a way all it has simply done is to […]
December 4, 2018
You are PCI compliant. When you get that certification it feels good. It can be a frustrating process and could be the culmination of a lot of time and effort. Of course you know that being PCI compliance not only […]
November 27, 2018
If you are a merchant with an e-commerce system or any system that accepts payments via a card-not-present solution you know that the holiday season is a time for rampant fraud. In many cases it will be you, the merchant, […]
November 20, 2018
You may remember the recent liability shift with merchants to accept EMV cards and how that made acceptance much more universal. That was intended to signal the end of the old magnetic strip and usher in a new era of […]
November 13, 2018
The holiday season is approaching and hopefully for most merchants that will mean stores full of people which is good for your bottom line. That could also mean that checkout lines can get a little long and it should be […]
November 6, 2018
It is easy to lose a credit card. As a merchant you have probably seen it with your customers more than you would care to admit and you yourself may have even lost your card at some point. Creditcards.com recently […]
October 30, 2018
As a merchant you and your employees are on the front lines when it comes to dealing with credit card fraud and theft. It may be rare when you encounter an actual theif but knowing what to look for can […]
October 23, 2018
A big part of PCI compliance is using strong passwords. The longer and more sophisticated the password the harder it is for it to be cracked or stolen. In some cases this is the only line of defense between a […]
October 16, 2018
Credit cards may soon look a bit different in the United Kingdom. We’ve become so used to holding and viewing our cards that this could be a major shock. Gone will be the landscape design that has been a staple […]
October 9, 2018
The magnetic strip is one of the most vulnerable parts of a credit card. That is at least partially why chip technology has been introduced that makes the magnetic strip a thing of the past. Unfortunately they are still present […]
October 2, 2018
One of the few things that a person could not do with a credit card was to gamble in a casino. That may be about to change as a result of the legalization of sports betting in May. Credit card […]