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Recent Visa Update Makes Signature Panels Entirely Optional
Stephanie O'Connor
Director of Operations & Merchant Experience
Back in 2020, Visa made the first step toward removing the signature requirement for customers making purchases with their credit card. At the time, the big change was that merchants did not need the customer to sign anything at the time of purchase. Now they’re taking this one step further....
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What is the Technology Upgrade Fee on My Payment Processing Statement?
Stephanie O'Connor
Director of Operations & Merchant Experience
Customers of Heartland Payment Systems were recently surprised to learn a Technology Upgrade fee will be applied to their April credit card processing invoice. This is another fee in a list of price increases and added fees Heartland customers have incurred in recent months.
Merchant Payments
Essential Security Strategies for Today’s Businesses
Doug Buan
Chief Information Security Officer
While Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance provides a solid foundation for cardholder data security, it’s only the beginning of a truly comprehensive data security strategy.
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Embedded Payments
Merchant Payments
The Importance of Stability in a Payment Partner: An Often Overlooked Quality
Tyler Kattre
President
When you find yourself evaluating payment processing partners, the focus often falls on ease of integration, technology or customer pricing. While those factors are undoubtedly important, there is another quality you should search for in your payment partner – stability. The Value of Consistency in a Rapidly Changing Industry In...
Embedded Payments
Does PCI Compliance Matter to Software Providers with Payment Integration?
Doug Buan
Chief Information Security Officer
Payment integration offers a streamlined customer experience but also introduces PCI compliance responsibilities to the software provider. The level of compliance required depends on how the software handles cardholder data. Utilizing a trusted payment partner, implementing encryption and tokenization, and following security best practices will help minimize the compliance burden.
Embedded Payments
What Is a Payment Gateway and How Does it Work?
Stephanie O'Connor
Director of Operations & Merchant Experience
With commerce increasingly moving to digital platforms, businesses selling via electronic channels must be able to easily and securely accept online/card-not-present (CNP) payments. This capability is enabled by a crucial piece of technology: the payment gateway—an essential link that connects merchants, customers and payment processors to enable CNP transactions.
Merchant Payments
Embedded Payments
How Do You Know if Your Payment Processor Truly Loves You?
Stephanie O'Connor
Director of Operations & Merchant Experience
Valentine’s Day is a time for love, connection, and appreciating the important relationships in your life – and that includes your business relationships! While it might not be a romantic connection, a strong partnership with your payment processor is crucial to your business’s health.
Merchant Payments
Embedded Payments