January 6, 2020
Did you know that the password is a security measure developed in the 1960s? With the recent passing of the man who developed the computer password it became public knowledge, at least for a day. There is very little else […]
May 22, 2019
When the US finally made the move to EMV cards and chip-and-signature we did not go as far as Europe did with chip-and-PIN. With many believing chip-and-pin to be more secure there were a lot of questions to answer and […]
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 […]
April 3, 2018
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 […]
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 […]
May 3, 2016
Hopefully by now as a merchant you have upgraded to the chip-and-signature EMV POS terminals. If you haven’t give us a call, we can help. You were probably a little unhappy that you had to upgrade your system to what […]
April 14, 2016
You have probably heard a lot recently about EMV cards, more commonly known as chip cards. They are the future of credit cards (or if you live any of the other G20 nations they are the norm) and will do […]