Archive for January, 2010
Merchant Warehouse and Xsilva to Demonstrate LightSpeed Integrationwith MerchantWare at Upcoming NRF’s Big Show
Merchant Warehouse has partnered with Xsilva Systems Inc., to offer LightSpeed integrated with MerchantWARE’s Payment Gateway. Xsilva created LightSpeed, which is a powerful POS for both retail and back-office financial functions like purchasing, inventory management, order processing and encrypted credit card processing.
LightSpeed combined with MerchantWARE’s impressive gateway and encrypted card reader, means that merchants won’t [...]
Different Technologies Vie to Protect Payments
The payment card industry is well aware that better technology must be implemented to protect consumers from credit card fraud and theft. The biggest problem though is choosing what system to implement in regard to cost and efficiency, not to mention the difficulties of ever finding a solution that will have 100% adoption.
Emerging protection systems [...]
Aldelo Systems Releases Enhanced Electronic Data Capture Software
Aldelo Systems Inc. has recently announced the release of upgraded software for both its EDC Version 6.2 and Aldelo For Restaurants software. Aldelo is a leading provider of easy to use and low cost point of sale software solutions for the hospitality industry. The upgrades will be available for 90 days after release at no [...]
Retirement Rewards’ Programs Add to the Ranks of Unique Credit Card Processing Incentives
In a bid to gain ground with aging boomers, especially in the face of a debit card industry that is rapidly gaining popularity, credit card companies have a new type of “rewards” card available. The new cards capitalize on recent trends toward fiscal responsibility. So-called retirement rewards cards offer consumers the chance to redeem points [...]
MagnePrint Dynamic Card Authentication
MagnePrint dynamic card authentication receives enthusiastic support by Merchant Warehouse to help retailers identify and decline counterfeit payment cards at the POS
MagTek®, Inc., already a leader in the area of secure electronic payment technology, recently announced that Merchant Warehouse supports dynamic card authentication via MagneSafe, a digital identification and authentication technology designed to protect consumers [...]
Amex and Visa Waive Fees for Haiti Donations Thanks to Huffington Post
The recent tragedy in Haiti has brought to light a real concern to charities and non-profit agencies. People have been flooding charities such as the Red Cross and Wycliffe Jean’s Yule Foundation with donations to help those in need, with a large percentage of those donations being made by credit card.
But donations made by credit [...]
New Agreement Includes Exclusive Healthcare Partnership
One of the world’s largest outsourcing payment companies, TSYS, has recently announced the signing of a long-term agreement with U.S. Bank. This means that TSYS will continue their support relationship for the bank’s commercial card payment services, and additionally TSYS will take on an exclusive arrangement to provide card processing for U.S. Bank’s Consumer Directed [...]
Mophie Turns iPhone into a Mobile Credit Card Reader
Mophie , an accessory manufacturer, is scheduled to debut their iPhone add-on at CES. The add-on will turn any iPhone into a mobile credit card reader. No traditional card-reading equipment will be needed at all, just use the Mophie device to swipe cards while on the go to take credit card payments. The Mophie physical [...]
PaymentMax Launches New Website
Well known to the retail and online merchant industry, PaymentMax, a provider of both merchant services and payment processing has recently announced the launch of their totally redesigned website. The new site provides a more user-friendly interface, which will speed up the time spent by merchants on their payment processing and giving them more time [...]
Do Co-CEO Leadership Models Work For Companies?
Merchant Warehouse was founded by close friends, Scott Zdanis and Henry Helgeson, in 1996. The company pulls in around $35 million in annual revenue and now has 170 employees. The friends realized neither one wanted to have a boss, or be the only boss, so right from the start it was clear they needed to [...]