September 18, 2018
We are moving slowly towards a cashless society. There will come a time when the dollar bill or the dime are only found in museums or tucked away in an attic. Being able to just use a card or even […]
September 4, 2018
If you have ever gone to a sporting event or a concert you’ve probably noticed how long the concession lines are, especially at a well attended event. Some people come prepared having eaten before and maybe get nothing more than […]
August 28, 2018
Pretty much everyone reading this will have attended a sporting event or concert at some point. We can all agree that concession stand lines can be pretty long. This is caused by several factors, from the speed of the concession […]
August 14, 2018
There will be a day when the POS readers that we know today will be a thing of the past. You may one day walk through the Smithsonian or even the some-day-to-be-established Museum of Credit Cards and see that POS […]
August 7, 2018
Imagine one day soon you are cooking your family’s dinner but oh no, you were out of an ingredient. The pot is already boiling and the kids are in the living room doing their homework so you can’t just get […]
July 31, 2018
It was just about 2 ½ years ago that the switch away from magnetic stripes to EMV chips began here in the US. The transition was not easy. Merchants did not want to purchase new equipment and there was a […]
June 26, 2018
Cryptocurrency is the latest trend and is gaining in popularity. While Bitcoin has taken a nose dive in recent months many other cryptos are stepping up in popularity. This has prompted action from not only the major credit card processors […]
June 12, 2018
One of the stars of the Consumer Electronics Show in January was the latest technology coming to credit cards. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based company Dynamics unveiled its Wallet Card and it caught the eyes of both consumers and security experts. […]
June 5, 2018
You may have noticed in more recent times that your POS terminal does not even need to ask your customer if they are using a debit or credit card. Newer terminals make the dipping process even faster and are becoming […]
May 29, 2018
As you are probably aware, the credit card industry in the United States has undergone a major change in the past few years. The magnetic stripe which has graced the credit card since the 1970s is being phased out and […]
May 15, 2018
People don’t like surcharges. Consumers don’t like having to pay extra for something because they used a different medium of payment and merchants don’t like charging extra due to the fear of driving potential customers away. Those days may be […]
May 8, 2018
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 […]