Keep Your Customers’ Credit Card Data Secure
As the owner of a business that accepts credit card payments, you are obligated to keep your customers credit card data secure. You may process card payments at an in-store terminal, over the phone, on the Internet, via a mobile terminal, or any combination of the above. The Security Standards Council is a global forum…
Read MoreAccepting Credit and Debit Card Payments Makes it Easier for You to Get Paid
As a small business owner, you’re probably familiar with the hassles of balancing prompt payment for goods/services with ensuring that customers remain loyal to your brand. These issues are common across almost all businesses. Whether you run a small home-based operation, retail store, boutique or an e-commerce website, a smooth cash flow is top priority.…
Read MoreGive Your Customers Different Options at the Checkout Counter
Watching a customer walk away from a full shopping cart at the checkout because you don’t offer the payment method that they prefer is incredibly frustrating for you and your customers. For customers, it’s annoying to spend time and effort choosing products and finding an outdated, lumbering, slow payment system at the checkout counter. And,…
Read More3 Top Reasons Why Your Business Should Accept Credit Card Payments
Whether you run an e-commerce website, small business, fast-food outlet or a luxury goods boutique, the decision to start accepting credit card payments is a smart move. The payments landscape has altered dramatically over the past decade and plastic has come to dominate it. Credit or debit cards are slowly edging out checks and cash…
Read MoreIs an SSL Certificate Necessary for my Online Store?
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, and for a long time, it represented your website’s best defense against hackers and cybercriminals. How so? Well, anyone with solid programming knowledge can access the content on your website, whether it’s the visible, aesthetic front end, or the unseen source code on the back end. You’re always at…
Read MoreI Have a Small Business – Should I Accept Credit Cards?
Unless you’ve just woken up after a decades-long nap, or you’re a time traveler from an earlier century, you know that the answer is a resounding Yes! Small business owners can leverage a huge range of benefits, stay competitive and relevant, extend their reach, boost their brands, and ramp up revenues by offering customer friendly…
Read MoreHow to Set Up A Secure Merchant Account
One of the things you must have if you’ve decided to start accepting card and mobile payments is a merchant account. As a business owner you may have already been approached by a number of merchant accounts services providers, because this sector is fiercely competitive and there’s an amazing array of choices. But hold on,…
Read MoreChoose the Right Payment Processing Solution for your Business
If you’re in business, offering goods, services or both, you may have decided how you want to accept payment. With cash and checks slowly fading into the sunset, card payments have emerged as the most preferred payment method among American consumers. According to a 2018 study conducted by TSYS, a card processing company, more than…
Read MorePCI Compliance Explained
Small business owners and others who have recently begun accepting credit card payments may have heard the term PCI compliance. But, not all of us know exactly what it means or how it can impact our businesses. Non-compliance is risky, potentially leading to financial loss, reputational damage, and the loss of ability to accept card…
Read MoreAre EMV Cards More Secure than Traditional Credit Cards?
Are EMV Cards More Secure than Traditional Credit Cards? The short answer is yes. Many of us worry about the safety of our credit cards. But since they are so entrenched in our daily lives, we may suppress our worries and get on with spending. Luckily for us, credit card companies put efforts into security…
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