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ProPay to Support Expansion of eBay Buyer Protection Policy
ProPay recently announced that it would be supporting an expansion of eBay Buyer Protection to all approved electronic safe payment methods.
Up until now, ProPay has offered an option that allows buyers to pay with their credit card at checkout without the necessity of having to ensure they have enough funds in an account for a [...]
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Updates Credit Card Selector Tool
A new Financial Consumer Agency of Canada tool may help consumers choose the credit card most suited to their needs. The interactive tool is available through FCAC’s website and will assist consumers in comparing costs, advantages and reward programs for over 250 credit cards from close to thirty different card issuers. Even student cards and [...]
Enhance Your Business with Credit Card Processing Payment System
The times of accepting only cash payments are rapidly disappearing. To the few companies who hold tight to old methods, one can only say what are you waiting for? Do you really want to keep losing sales to your competitors? Here are some helpful tips if you are ready to finally make the leap into [...]
IPhone Credit Card Swipe War Heats Up
Venture funds have been freely flowing into start-up, Square, thanks to some big name angel investors like Digg founder Kevin Rose and Marissa Mayer, VP of search products at Google. Approximately $10 million has been raised so far, to help the company, which was co-founded by Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame, prepare to release credit [...]
Five Financial Institutions Sign with Fifth Third Processing Solutions
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC provides payment transaction processing and acceptance solutions to businesses and financial institutions worldwide. The company is full of innovators and has been involved in the industry since the early 70’s. The company is the product of a joint venture between Fifth Third Bank and Advent International. Recently Fifth Third [...]
Credit Card Company Attitude Shift Is Good News For Merchant Account Holders
In a shift that should be good news for merchants who accept credit cards, credit card companies are trying to change their image. Recent legislation changes and media attention have resulted in policy changes and new incentives to consumers for several credit card companies. Jason Agivaive, owner and founder of Nova Merchant Funding, feels that [...]
CO-OP Is Planning to Start Card Processing in 2010
Recent reports suggest that sometime this year CO-OP Financial Services will begin offering credit card processing to its participating credit unions. Such a launch will propel the company into a marketplace already fairly crowded with services such as TNB Card Services, PEMCO, PSCU Financial Services, TSYS and The Members Group.
Jennifer Kerry, vice president for card [...]
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 [...]