April 18, 2017
Coming to a bank or store near you (if it hasn’t already) is the next wave of credit card technology. The funny thing is it is not a credit card. Some ATMs can now interface with a user’s smartphone to […]
April 11, 2017
Today consumers take it for granted that they can go out, have a meal and pay for it with a credit card. That was not always the case even in the 20th century. The Diners Club card was the brainchild […]
April 4, 2017
As a merchant you probably don’t want to go through the hassle of getting a new computer and spending the time to set it up. Installing software and customizing it takes time, time that you may not have readily available. […]
March 28, 2017
We are sure that you have heard humorous stories about a credit card company issuing a card and extending a line of credit to one of our furry friends. It’s not really so funny when they get extended a better […]
March 21, 2017
Interchange fees can be extremely high for some merchants. If they are too high for you have you considered upgrading your credit card processing equipment to handle Level 2 or Level 3 data? There are two different levels that you […]
March 14, 2017
Following World War II our country’s economy was booming and confidence in the banking system had been restored with the memory of the Great Depression in the past. In order to facilitate financial transactions a better and safer method had […]
March 7, 2017
Security is on everyone’s mind today. Data breaches are becoming all too common putting everyone’s personal information at risk. If you are worried about the security of your information and your transactions then CardConnect is for you. The suite is […]
February 28, 2017
As a merchant that accepts credit cards meeting PCI security standards is imperative to not only keeping yourself safe but to staying in business. Much of what allows you to meet PCI compliance is done automatically by the system that […]
February 21, 2017
You are going to get rid of a computer at some point. Whether it is because it just stops working or the hardware and software are outdated it is going to happen. There are numerous places that will take your […]
February 14, 2017
When the EMV chip cards were introduced they were heralded as a powerful tool in stopping fraud. Those that trumpeted this claim were right and they were wrong. Cloning the EMV cards and stealing information off of them has become […]
February 7, 2017
We are all aware of the threat posed by skimmers to steal personal information and to perpetuate fraud. The new EMV cards were a major advancement in combating them as the skimmers could only read the magnetic stripe and it […]
January 31, 2017
2016 was not a good year for Yahoo. First over the summer a data breach that compromised the records of 500 million users. As if that was not bad enough it was revealed in December that in 2013 there was […]