Visa U.S. Growth Down – 3rd Qtr 2009

Visa payment transactions are down 2.5% and cash transactions down 10.9% in the United States. Montise, a leader in payments through mobile devices, is coming to America.

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by in News & Views, Visa Growth 3rd Qtr 2009 authorize.net, eprocessingnetwork, gateway, mastercard, mobile payment, montise, secure gateway, visa, visa mastercard interchange

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Debit Cards – Swipe or PIN Entry? Why banks want you to swipe.

PIN debit makes cost-effective sense for the merchant, as well as safety, speed and security for the consumer. Why do banks want you to swipe?

Posted on November 13th, 2009 by in Debit Card - Swipe or Key?, News & Views Credit Card Machine, Credit Card Merchant, Credit Card Merchant Services, Credit Card Services, debit card, merchant account, Merchant Accounts, Merchant Services, PCI Compliance, PCI Compliance Fees, visa, visa mastercard interchange

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Visa – Cracking Down on Rogue Merchant Service Companies

Thinking about giving your social security and driver’s license number to your new merchant services agent? You may want to think again.

Posted on November 1st, 2009 by in News & Views independent sales organizations, iso, pci, PCI Compliance, PCI Compliance Fees, registered iso, registered tpa, third party agents

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2009 Credit Card Satisfaction Study

For the third year in a row, American Express comes in ahead of the pack with Discover a close second. How does your credit card company stack up?

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by in News & Views american express, credit card hardware, credit card processing, mastercard, merchant account, Merchant Services, visa

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Wolfram Alpha – Google on Steroids

After two months of waiting, Wolfram Alpha has an operational site. No, it’s not a search engine. It’s more. Wolfram Alpha allows you to make complex mathematical computations, query logic and getting data on many subjects. Not only does it provide the information, importantly it provides you with the data source.

Posted on May 18th, 2009 by in News & Views, Wolfram-Alpha

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