The Past and Present of Payment Processing

It may be hard to believe now, but at one point in time, businesses did not accept credit cards. Before the boom of e-commerce, businesses had to determine whether or not accepting credit cards was the best decision for their … Continued

Why Are Credit and Debit Card Fraud Alerts Going Up?

  In a recent poll conducted by CreditCards.com, nearly 4 in 10 customers say that they have received an erroneous credit card fraud alert. According to the poll, 31 percent of U.S. adults said they received a fraud alert about … Continued

Detecting Fraudulent Activity on Your Merchant Account

EMV credit cards are becoming very widespread throughout the world, including the U.S.A.  This is great for reducing the amount of credit card fraud and theft of financial data for unauthorized purchases at brick-and-mortar retail stores.  Unfortunately, because consumers’ information … Continued

What Are Some of the Worst Costs of Fraud?

There’s no question that Card Not Present (CNP) fraud is a major concern for merchants – especially when more customers prefer to shop online for their goods every day.  It is much easier to commit fraud in a CNP situation … Continued