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, [...]
A Brief History of Credit Cards
It's easy to mistake the concept of credit cards as relatively new; they seem so dependent on the hyper-connectivity of the Internet Age. But credit cards are old technology — [...]
A Closer Look at Processors
Today we do a deeper dive into the world of processors. They handle the money — they're very important, so it's important for merchants to have some insider knowledge about [...]
The Cost of Chargebacks
"How much?" is perhaps the most-asked question of all time. Unfortunately, in the payments industry at least, it's also the most difficult to answer. That's especially true when it comes [...]
Merchant Risk and How to Manage It
So you're a high-risk merchant; it's really not the end of the world. High-risk merchants have superior access to global markets and unlimited processing. If we look at what makes [...]
How to Win at High-Risk Merchant Services
We’ll just come out and say it: being a high-risk merchant can be a drag. The high-risk designation can seem like a fat target on your business’ back for superfluous [...]
