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What Is A Virtual Terminal And How Does It Work?
Merchants operating e-commerce websites require a platform where their customers have the ability to pay for goods and services without having to use solid money. This is where the idea of payment gateways and virtual terminals evolved. This service has offered...
Future of payments? Phone will set the tone
Consumers have grown accustomed to real-time experiences in their everyday lives — making connections, downloading music, managing travel. In this fast-paced reality where information needs are often satisfied instantaneously, consumers now demand the same immediacy...
ACH vs. eChecks: What’s the Difference?
You may have noticed that we discuss both ACH and eCheck processing and payments around here. It’s all over our blog and website. ACH. eCheck. Electronic checks. What’s the difference, exactly? Let’s jump in. There actually isn’t much of a difference between the two....
Here’s why credit and debit cards with chips are safer, and answers to other questions about chip-and-PIN payments
These three letters might be unknown to you now, but that is likely to change soon: EMV. EMV is shorthand for the technology that will make credit and debit cards safer in the future. EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, which collaborated to adopt cards with...
8 FAQs about EMV credit cards
Chip? PIN? Signature? Do old cards work? Answers to frequently asked questions It’s now been a year and a half since the nationwide shift to EMV officially began. EMV -- which stands for Europay, Mastercard and Visa -- is a global standard for cards equipped with...
New cards, new chips: The Benefits Of EMV
The look and feel of credit cards is evolving with the introduction of EMV card technology. After the recent large-scale hacking incidents with online and offline retailers as well as the need to address other potential fraud, credit card companies have turned to a...
EMV Credit Cards
1. What is EMV? EMV is an abbreviation for Europay, Mastercard and Visa, the three organizations that developed the initial specifications. EMV is an open-standard set of specifications for smart card payments and acceptance devices. The EMV specifications were...
What Is a Payment Gateway and What Is Its Role in E commerce?
Definition: A payment gateway is an eCommerce service that processes credit card payments for online and traditional brick and mortar stores. Payment gateways facilitate these transactions by transferring key information between payment portals such as web-enabled...
Customized Payment Solutions for High Risk Businesses
Is your business categorized as a high-risk business? Do you find it challenging to obtain a merchant account? It’s not easy to obtain a high-risk merchant account, or, shall we say, it was not easy before. Nowadays, you can get that high-risk credit card processing...
Guide to Safe Payments
Understanding your risk As a small business, you are a prime target for data thieves. When your payment card data is breached, the fallout can strike quickly. Your customers lose trust in your ability to protect their personal information. They take their business...