Much has been made in the news about bots in this late presidential election. You know, fake social media profiles that were set up to promote a business or political ideology and make it seem more popular. Major social media […]
There have been numerous credit card innovations in the past few years like EMV microchips and biometrics. For whatever reason no one has considered combining the two. OK, they may not go together like peanut butter and jelly or chips […]
It may be a rare situation for a merchant but on occasion you may have a foreign visitor and they may ask a very simple question: Will my credit card work? It may not seem like much but with the […]
We are witnessing the future of payment processing in India. Just after the new year YES BANK in India announced that it was rolling out a card-less and PIN-less ATM service. An app would be installed on a smartphone and […]
Credit card processing fees can be expensive for merchants and as a merchant it can hit your bottom line hard. It has been a problem affecting merchants around the United States and in some states it seemed that an answer […]
As a merchant you are busy. You may be a company of one and to balance work and life, well, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it. That is where the Internet can help. E-commerce has […]
Not every business is the same. Your business is probably not structured the same as Wal-Mart or Best Buy and chances are your business does not have the same kind of revenue stream. There is one thing that all of […]
Any business owner likes getting paid what they are owed for their services. For many it is frustrating to have to sit and wait for a payment to come to them. Technological limitations meant that credit card payments would be […]
Not all debit card transactions are equal. For anyone who has used a debit card there are times that a signature is required and there are times that a PIN is required. There is a reason for that. For anyone […]
Major news was announced last fall that could very well change the way credit cards are transactions are handled. For as long as the credit card or its early variants have been around a signature has been required to complete […]
Credit card processing fees can be expensive but as a merchant you do not want to cut them off as it could potentially hurt your business’ bottom line by driving away paying customers. There is middle ground though it should […]
2017 saw numerous data breaches putting you and your information at risk. While you cannot stop a data breach from happening there are some things that you can do to lessen its impact on you. You’ve probably seen tips on […]