Keeping Your Customers Safe from Identity Theft
Protecting Your Business from Account Take Overs We know that data security needs to be protected when collecting customer information. Account Take Over (ATO) is a type of criminal activity that utilizes information you have stored to mimic your customer. It is a form of Identity Theft. Account Takeover typically is seen in one of […]
3 Steps to Finding the Right Merchant Processing Account
Your incoming payments are your biggest asset (hopefully) and most payments today come in by credit card. Over 50% of payments received were by credit and debit card, according 2019 data report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Smart business owners know the 3 steps to finding the right merchant account and making […]
10 Tips for Data Security in Your Business
The business landscape has changed dramatically over the last few weeks. More and more businesses are moving to online formats, even if just temporarily. This will bring more fraud. When you are a business owner, the buck stops with you. It is your responsibility to protect our customer’s data as well as our own system’s […]
PCI Compliance – How Is Your Business at Risk?
Most business owners have heard that PCI Compliance is important. They know they may pay a fee if compliance is not completed annually. But, do you know what is really at stake? It is cardholder data (credit card data) that is at stake. Not just your customers data, but your data as well. Just as […]
Tackling Merchant Data “Insecurities”
Among both brick-and-mortar and online businesses, security plays an important role in selecting payment solutions. The rise in data breaches and the desire to avoid associated risks is driving these security concerns. But their goals aren’t just to protect their businesses. They also want to provide a higher level of service to their customers. Online […]
Restaurant Payment Processing
With a solution set developed specifically for the restaurant sector, it’s no wonder Electronic Merchant Services (EMS) is the provider of choice across the hospitality industry. We understand the processing requirements of national chains, franchises and independent ownership. Our investments in restaurant specific applications and features have helped many food and beverage organizations optimize their […]
5 Ways to Reduce Everyday Business Data Security Risks
As a business owner are you keeping an eye on everyday data security risks? Running a small to medium size business means your customers probably have a never-ending to-do list, and it’s easy to let payment data security fall to the bottom of it. Businesses that keep data security practices up to date and top […]
Safe-T in Business – Deepening Data Safeguards
Whether businesses are prepared or not, data breaches happen. There were 1,080 breaches involving a total of 1.7 billion records exposed between January to October 2017. Regardless of size or transaction volume, any business that processes payments at a point of sale or online is at risk of a data breach. In fact, according to […]
eProcessing Network Offers Secure, EMV Processing for SMBs
eProcessing Network, LLC (ePN) is pleased to announce that it has been certified by TSYS to accept and process EMV™ transactions with the Castles Technology MP200 terminal. TSYS is a leader in providing EMV expertise and merchant support to the payment processing industry and has certified with eProcessing Network (ePN) to offer real-time EMV capabilities […]
PCI Compliance and What You Need to Know
Anyone who’s involved in the retail and/or hospitality market has probably heard something about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and “PCI compliance.” However, confusion surrounding PCI DSS and PCI compliance remains. Let’s take a look at some of the most common questions about both. What is the PCI DSS? Managed by […]