Integrated payments are a hot topic – but what are they, and what do they really mean for your business? Russell Gilmer, Curbstone's Sales Manager, takes us on a deep...
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The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) has finally released the long-awaited update to the Data Security Standard (DSS) – and it’s a big one! Increasing from 139...
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The Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requires merchants to regularly scan their networks for vulnerabilities. This requirement is mandatory for any business that stores, processes, or transmits…
The payment industry can be incredibly complex. Every transaction is a multi-step process that involves a number of players – from the merchant and their acquirer to the customer and...
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PCI compliance is required for any business that stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data. This is true whether the business is considered a merchant or a service provider. Merchants are...
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Remote tokenization is a process that replaces sensitive data with randomized values – without allowing the visible data to exist on your system. A third party handles the process for…
Senior Life Insurance - a Thompsonville, Georgia-based national life insurance company - needed a way to process credit card payments. While they had long offered customers the option to pay...
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Card not present fraud (fraudulent purchases that are made online, over the phone, or by mail) has been increasing in recent years. As online and otherwise remote payments become more…
The world of PCI compliance is constantly changing – and merchants have more security obligations than ever before. It’s one thing for large companies with a CISO – or better…
Bartlett Bearing Company - a leading distributor of bearings and repair parts - was experiencing delayed settlements with their credit card acquirer. The delays weren't just an annoyance; they were...
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Bartlett Bearing Company - a leading distributor of bearings and repair parts - needed a way to process transactions within their Iptor ERP. With the majority of their orders coming...
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What the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report Can Teach us about Payment Card Data Breaches
Earlier this year, Verizon released their 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report. They analyzed more than 79,000 international data breaches from the previous year – and the results provided several interesting…
For merchants that accept credit cards, processing fees are a cost of doing business. However, these fees can vary based on a number of unique factors – and they aren’t…
Mystic Stamp - one of the nation's largest collectible stamp dealers - processes more than 250,000 orders each year. They needed a way to process their mail orders, e-commerce orders,...
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Curbstone’s payment processing technologies can help you take your existing infrastructure out of scope for PCI compliance reporting and audits. Find out how each of our technologies – Isolated Payment…
We are thrilled to announce that Curbstone has been acquired by Volaris Group, a subsidiary of Constellation Software, Inc., based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Curbstone, our products, and services will…
