September 6, 2016
What makes the new chips in the new EMV cards more secure? After all your going from a magnetic strip to a chip, it shouldn’t be that big of a deal, should it? It is. When credit cards were first […]
August 30, 2016
With the new EMV cards being issued (albeit slowly) we should be seeing a decline in stolen credit cards shouldn’t we? After all, these new cards are advertised as being able to cut down on credit card fraud which should […]
August 23, 2016
Do you remember the old Tootsie Pop commercial where the kid asked the owl how many licks it takes to get to the center? Two was the answer. Do you know how long it can take a credit card thief […]
August 16, 2016
Let’s face it, we’re humans and we lose things. We forget where we put something or just simply drop it. Our credit cards are no different. If you notice that you’ve lost your credit card you should notify your issuer […]
July 26, 2016
If you have followed the last two posts you have read about effective rates. You may have been wondering what would happen when you believe that the effective rate is too high. Last month we received a lesson in what […]
July 19, 2016
As a merchant you are all for saving money. There is a very easy way that you can save some of that hard earned cash and we’re sure that most of you are doing it. But for those of you […]
July 13, 2016
Admit it, you like money. Money is after all what puts a roof over your (and you family’s) head and food on your table. It is also what keeps you as a merchant in business. If you accept credit cards […]
July 6, 2016
It has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. As a merchant you think someone just committed credit card fraud with your business. Hopefully you never have to go through that, but with credit card fraud rampant […]
June 29, 2016
There has been another round of data breaches. While this is nothing new, the information that has been gleaned from this breach should give us all pause. While hopefully this does not apply to you, if it does you need […]
June 21, 2016
Nearly everyone in today’s world has used the world wide web for something. Your using it right now to read this after all. We use it every day to get email, check sports scores, keep up with our friends, or […]
June 14, 2016
Chances are you have bought something online or posted on a message board at some point in your life. Chances are you have had that little box come up where you have to type what you see on the screen […]
June 7, 2016
By now in 2016 we are all familiar with the basic concepts of e-commerce. Chances are we have all bought something on Amazon or eBay or a site like that. It is another cog in the wheel of modern commerce […]