Processing Explained, Simply
Back in the day, when you were selling lemonade as a kid, the transaction was simple: your neighbors would give cash directly to you in exchange for a cool [...]
Issuer, Acquirer, or Network? The banks explained.
Here’s a deeper look at the different roles banks play in a transaction. It’s also important to know how the card networks fit into this process. There’s the issuing bank, [...]
What’s In Your Wallet: Data breaches and you
Data hacks have far reaching consequences that affect all of us, especially merchants. While hacks of big data aggregators like CapitalOne make sensational headlines, smaller businesses like yours are the preferred target of hackers looking to steal and sell data.
Video: Representment Explained
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Pumping Up Your Descriptors
There's a dizzying array of solutions out there that that prevent and resolve transaction disputes in the merchant's favor. Often times, one suite of services over laps with others, and [...]
The EU Payment Service Directive: Loopholes Edition
We've done a lot of research on many topics related to payments processing, and PSD2 is one of the most dry and dreary we have come across. First of all, [...]
