Virtual terminal payments are a secure way to electronically process credit or debit card transactions for sales made over the phone or by mail. For card-not-present transactions, where the cardholder...
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Online invoicing is a popular time-saver for both companies and customers. Merchants don’t have to print out a paper-based invoice, locate the customer’s physical address, and send it out into...
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In the security world, segmentation is a common strategy for protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access and reducing PCI scope. In simple terms, it involves keeping any parts of a...
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Think fast: are small businesses or large businesses better targets for hackers? At first thought, large businesses may seem like the logical answer. After all, they have more financial resources...
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Many manufacturers are surprised to learn that their industry is one of the top targets for security threats. Retail? With the amount of credit card data being passed back and...
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When it comes to security, retailers have their hands full. Not only do they have to protect their own companies from data breaches (think stolen passwords or ransomware), but they...
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This summer, Verizon released the 2023 Data Breach Investigation Report. They analyzed 16,312 security incidents - 5,199 of which were confirmed data breaches – that took place between November 2021...
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With online sales topping $5.7 trillion worldwide in 2022, there’s no question that e-commerce is one of today’s most important sales channels. However, for many merchants, putting an online payment...
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From a merchant’s perspective, B2B payment processing can be considerably different than B2C payment processing. At first glance, the process is operationally similar; a customer gives their credit card or...
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Your customers expect a seamless online checkout experience. From the moment they first view a product on your website to the final step of entering credit card information on a...
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Level 3 credit card processing is a cost-effective way to process B2B (business to business) or B2G (business to government) transactions. There are several criteria that must be met; however,...
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EMV terminals aren’t new to the payments industry. In fact, it’s been several years since the United States enacted an EMV compliance law to encourage merchants to upgrade their point-of-sale...
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E-commerce fraud is a growing concern for online businesses and consumers alike. With the increasing popularity of online shopping and alternative payment methods, criminals are finding more opportunities to steal...
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Modern payment methods such as Apple Pay are gaining popularity among consumers. One study projected a total of 45.4 million American Apple Pay users by the end of 2022; another...
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As software vendors look for ways to improve their product and become “stickier” with their customers, many are expanding their ecosystem with embedded payments. Corporate end users are able to...
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In today’s tech-driven world, almost every business relies on software to streamline its processes. Your tech stack may be a collection of point solutions for processes such as accounts payable/accounts...
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Every merchant that accepts credit card payments is required to complete a PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire, or SAQ. There are several different types of SAQs – some of which are more...
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Over 20+ years in the payment processing industry, we have seen it all. Our team has helped merchants deal with everything from the routine and mundane to the obscure and...
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The Strawhecker Group and Bank of America recently released their 2022 Predict the Future Report, covering several trends that are shaping the future of the payments industry. The full report...
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As companies look for ways to make operations more efficient, many are developing custom payment integrations to save time on their transactions. Instead of changing their business processes to work…
