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 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 […]
October 17, 2017
As most of you are aware when the changeover was made to the new EMV cards in 2015 the United States did not go all the way. Rather than upgrading our nation’s credit cards to Chip-and-PIN we went half way […]
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 […]