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Tips to Prevent Fraud in Website Payment Processing
Accepting payments online and dealing with fraud are nearly synonymous. There will likely always be some fraud associated with website payment processing, but there are ways you can be proactive in the fight against online payments fraud and productively respond to...
Mobile Payments and EMV Technology
Now that the deadline for card issuers and merchants to adopt EMV card technology has come and gone, it is important for organizations to work on improving security for transactions. In addition to new credit and debit cards being issued by banks and financial...
Credit Card Fraud What You Need to Know
If you are the owner of a credit or a debit card, there is a non-negligible chance that you may be subject to fraud, like millions of other people around the world. Starting in the 1980s, there has been an impressive increase in the use of credit, debit and pre-paid...
Are Mobile Payment Systems Prompting Tip Inflation?
Tipping, when it got started, used to be a practice by which people could reinforce good service by the most direct method possible: handing over additional cash for it. Eventually, it became an expected part of the operation to the point where restaurants and similar...
The Rise Of Web-Dependent Businesses And The Importance Of Choosing The Right Technology Providers
Small businesses have long been the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, creating more than half of the nation’s jobs, spawning new ideas, generating 54% of U.S. sales and fortifying communities across the country. This momentum shows no signs of slowing down, with some...
Options For Nonprofit Payment Processing
When looking for a payment processor, businesses typically also look for additional features like a point-of-a-sale (POS) solutions, inventory tracking, and sales management. Non-profits, on the other hand, require processors that contain recurring billing, donor...
How Being Considered a “High Risk” Merchant Account Affects Your Business
So you’ve finally decided to start your business. You have aligned the capital, the location, the business plan, and the investors. You’ve created the strategic plan to acquire X amount of revenue, for X amount of expenses, within Y amount of time, which should...
Fed Finds ACH Surpasses Checks In Corporate Payments
The Federal Reserve made news late last week when it released its newest data on consumer and business payment habits, assessed via data from 2015 compiled in 2016. According to Fed researchers, there were some significant changes in corporate payments activity...
Today In Data: Customers Loyalty Program 411
Loyalty programs are great ways to get consumers more engaged with brands. As such, we’ve seen a myriad companies implement loyalty rewards into their offerings. In the 2017 COLLOQUY Loyalty Census, it was discovered that while the U.S. has reached its highest-ever...
Accelerating to ‘What’s Next’ For The Payments Industry
It’s no surprise that mobile has changed the dynamic of pretty much everything we do. At Visa, mobile connectivity is providing an ability to grow our business beyond the boundaries of telephony and electricity to anywhere with an Internet connection, bringing the...