March 19, 2019
There are a handful of states out there where someone else will pump your gas. For the rest of us that means that we have to do it ourselves. It is of course relatively simple to do and it is […]
February 27, 2018
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 […]
February 13, 2018
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 […]
November 14, 2017
ATM skimmers continue to get more sophisticated. This past summer a rash of skimmers were found in Oklahoma that incorporated the usual skimming technology with another link in the chain. These new skimmers had an antenna attached and would transmit […]
September 26, 2017
Gas station POS terminals are some of the most lucrative sources of stolen credit card information for thieves. It is considered to be low hanging fruit by security experts. Not only are they plentiful and in most cases open 24 […]
September 5, 2017
Big Brother is in the news. It is common knowledge that the government has spied on all of us and probably knows more about us than we do. Did you know that companies are trying to do the same? You […]
August 15, 2017
When international tensions begin to boil the consequences can be widespread. Economic panics can ensue, certain industries can go boom or bust and consumer bubbles can burst. For the secretive nation of North Korea there could be another casualty. There […]
July 25, 2017
The list of companies that have been hit with data breaches is seemingly endless. In January the payment heavyweight Verifone was hit by a breach. The San Jose, California based company is the largest maker of POS terminals in the […]
June 13, 2017
When a criminal hacker goes after a system they tend to go after the softest targets available like schools or small businesses. Sometimes it is just for fun and sometimes it is to steal someone’s information. Other times they will […]
May 23, 2017
The most amazing part of the CardConnect suite of tools is the CardPointe system. It is easy to use and simple to understand. CardPointe does all of the hard work for you which will give you the time to do […]
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 […]
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 […]