Credit Card Processing
5 Things to Consider When Getting a Merchant Account
How do you pick a suitable merchant account provider for your business? Here are some tips. Type of business Is your business service-oriented? Do you go to customers or do they come to you? If you have to accept payment in the field, you should consider mobile apps or electronic keypads. These allow the customer…
Read MoreHow Accepting Credit Cards Can Boost Sales
How does it feel to pay your power bill, see your favorite concert / ball game, or buy new shoes? If you think about it, the emotions related to those purchases are varied, even if the amount of money used may be similar. Behavioral economists describe this as the ‘pain of paying’, and it’s related…
Read MoreAccept Payments and Grow Your Business
Take a moment to think over your activities in the past few days. Maybe even make a special note of anything you bought, whether it was gas for your car or gum before a date. Do your purchases have anything in common, as far as you can tell? Statistically speaking, four out of five purchases…
Read MoreA Brief History of the Credit Card Machine
It may seem difficult to think of a time before credit cards, but they’re actually a fairly recent invention. As legend has it, it all began when a businessman took some clients out to dinner but discovered he had forgotten his wallet. Upset about having to bailed out by his wife, the experience sparked the…
Read MorePayment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
How good is your knowledge of digital security? You may be smart enough to prevent your own identity from being stolen, but can you protect your customers? There are steps you can take. First, make sure your website or online store has an SSL certificate. You can get one from your web host, and once…
Read MoreTips for Preventing Credit Fraud
A lot of anti-fraud advice is directed at individual customers. We are warned to never share our card details, and to be wary of clicking a link on an email that purports to be ‘from the bank’. Those emails are frequently scams and phishing attempts that will take you to a clone website and try…
Read MoreProtecting Your Customers from Breaches
Every time there’s a ‘celebrity nudes leak’ or a newsworthy data breach, a lot of people get worried. The savvy / paranoid among us will immediately change passwords. Some quit the compromised platform. Unfortunately, these breaches sometimes happen in spaces we can’t do without. Most of us can’t – or won’t – quit our email,…
Read MoreA Guide to Merchant Services for Small Businesses
Whether you have just decided to make the leap into accepting credit cards for your small business, or are still on the fence about it, this short guide can help you find the right direction. We’ve compiled a comprehensive guide to equip you with all the tools and information you need to find the best…
Read MoreDoes PCI Compliance Apply to Me?
Picture this for a second. You go to the mall and buy something from your favorite store. It could be a burger, some shoes, or a new phone. When you get home, you find something wrong with your purchase. Who do you blame? Is it yourself for poor spending? Is it the mall for not…
Read MorePCI DSS Tips for New Businesses
New businesses generally operate on a shoestring. They don’t always have much capital to play with, and statistics suggest it may take time before they break even. Does this mean your new business can forego other business ‘essentials’ like PCI compliance for your virtual storefront? First, it helps to understand this structure. Payment Card Industry…
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