A Fraud Is Born: 5 common credit card frauds
Ever ask yourself “how did those credit card numbers get stolen?” You should, since this day and age we’re all potential victims of credit card fraud. We’ve looked at what [...]
Merchant Services Made Easy: The 4 Basic Elements
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 refreshing [...]
The Anatomy of Transaction Fees
Plain talk: figuring out your processing costs can be a real pain in the cashflow. Card schemes like Visa and Mastercard have their own unique rate structures, as do the [...]
VISA’s VCR might already be Betamax
If there’s one thing VISA loves — more than getting a piece of every transaction — it’s acronyms that start with V. In an attempt to improve how chargebacks are [...]
Payments Panacea In the Works
What if we told you there is a concerted, industry-wide solution in the works that will reduce fraud, friction, and abandonment in one fell swoop? Hard to believe, right? What [...]
Hacking the Hype: The Equifax Breach
Now that all the click-bait panic buttons have been exhausted from the Equifax breach, we take a calm, collected look at it… from the perspective of black-hat experts. To them, [...]
