Category Archives: Credit Card
EMV- A Brave New World Economy.
Michael Torrance What is EMV? What does it mean for the average Jack and Jill on the street? What does it mean for merchants everywhere? Some of those questions are easy to answer. Some lie in a bit more of … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Card, Credit Card Terminal, EMV, Merchant Account, Security
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The Durbin Ammendment vs Debit Cards
Or ‘How Green Was My Folly’… Forgive the play on words. It’s not all that bad, I just absolutely abhor when the government gets in and messes with things when it has no concept of the repercussions. In this case … Continue reading
Debit Ain’t What It Used to Be…
And sometimes that’s a good thing. Firstly understand that a debit transaction should be about half the cost of a credit card transaction. If you own a business and someone comes in and pays with their debit card, the only … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Card, Debit Card, Merchant Account, PCI, Post-Durbin
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