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Merchant Maverick’s Awards For Best Small Business Software

For most small business owners, it’s a jungle out there. Danger lurks around every corner, predators seem to be silently stalking your every movement, and – in the immortal words of Jethro Tull – the rivers are full of crocodile nasties. Let’s face it, when it comes to start-ups and small businesses the statistics are […]

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Sep 12, 2019 Filed under: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Credit Card Processing, CRM, eCommerce, Email Marketing, Inventory Management, Loyalty Rewards, Mobile Payments, Point of Sale, Project Management, Web Development

Newest Ways To Detect CNP Fraud

The shift to EMV technology isn’t just affecting payments in-stores—due to the increased difficulty of fraud in-stores, many people are expecting that there will be an increase in card-not-present (CNP) fraud. We’ve already talked about how business owners can avoid fraudulent purchases for the present moment. But don’t get too attached. New, supposedly more secure methods […]

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Aug 14, 2019 Filed under: Credit Card Processing

What Is EMV Compliance?

You may have noticed that your most recent credit card looks a bit different than your last. That conspicuous computer chip embedded in the plastic represents a new security standard, EMV Compliance. The new standard is being rolled out in the United States this year and it will slightly change the way we use credit/debit […]

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Aug 14, 2019 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, PCI Compliance
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Understanding & Avoiding CNP Fraud

As we trundle ever-closer to total chip-card domination, the experts are predicting that – as happened in other countries who adopted EMV technology – the majority of fraud is going to migrate away from counterfeit and stolen cards, and towards the easier target: card-not-present (CNP) fraud. As usual, for business owners, this is a good […]

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Aug 14, 2019 Filed under: Credit Card Processing
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Are You Meeting EMV Standards?

The shift has come! I know denial has been setting in pretty hard, and if you’re like the majority of merchants, you’re only just starting to realize that it might be a good idea to exchange your magstripe reader for an EMV-enabled device. Unfortunately, whether you’ve got the proper equipment or not, you still may […]

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Jul 6, 2019 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, PCI Compliance

Chip Card Fraud: Are You At Risk?

The recent shift to chip-based cards has got everybody thinking about fraud, so perhaps now is a good time to go over the types of fraud that you should be on the lookout for as a business owner. The good news is, in every other country where chip-and-PIN cards have been introduced, card-present fraud has […]

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Jul 6, 2019 Filed under: Credit Card Processing

The Retailer’s Guide To Chip & Pin Cards

After four years of anticipation, the October 1st EMV liability shift deadline has come and gone. If you’re like most merchants, you aren’t quite ready to get on board and are going to be a tad late to the party. Fortunately, it’s fashionable to arrive late and we’ve still got the information you’ll need to […]

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Aug 14, 2019 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, PCI Compliance

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