False Declines – All you need to know to protect your revenue
Online payments have been on a steady rise for some time now, enabling businesses to extend their reach and grow their customer base. Having a web store and accepting payments online means merchants have more potential than ever to connect with customers around the world, increasing their revenues significantly. However, with the advent of online […]
Study Summary: Global Airline Online Fraud Management
Airlines and Fraud Airlines have long ago digitized their booking business, allowing travelers to search and secure seats on flights directly, or through third party booking agencies. But it’s not only ticketing that has gone digital – services such as airline check-in, inflight activities, and loyalty programs are all now offered through kiosks and customer […]
GDPR and the Importance of Compliance
What is the GDPR? Implemented on May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law designed to provide additional protection for personal data, regulate how companies use collected data, and users’ right to privacy. The GDPR applies to all personal data that is handled within the borders of the EU – […]
Starting Your eCommerce Store Using Shopify? Here are a few pointers.
Shopify is a complete eCommerce solution, enabling merchants to reach customers via an online store. Shopify is a cloud-based hosted solution, which means the platform is kept up-to-date, can be accessed from anywhere in the world, and doesn’t require a merchant to have their own web servers or a third party hosting company. Plans Shopify […]
The Most Important Payment Processing Features for Restaurants
Service experience is crucial to customer satisfaction, and the easiest way to make customers happy (except for serving delicious food of course) is by choosing the right forms of payment processing for your restaurant. Customers are paying with a variety of methods these days and are looking not only for a restaurant that accepts credit […]
American Express Security and Fraud Prevention Strategies
Preventing fraud is an important step towards safeguarding your business and protecting customer information. Many major card providers utilize a range of security features and fraud prevention strategies to ensure merchants and customers are protected. American Express is one such provider. There are a variety of American Express security and fraud prevention strategies. When accepting […]
Visa Security Features and Fraud Prevention Strategies
Like every major credit card company, Visa takes fraud prevention very seriously. Using a selection of sophisticated card security features and an array of fraud prevention strategies, they enable merchants to accept card payments with a minimized risk of fraud. Physical features of Visa credit and debit cards Visa security features has a first line […]
MasterCard Security Features and Fraud Prevention Strategies
When customers pay by credit or debit card, there’s always a risk of fraud. However, card providers such as MasterCard implement a wide range of features to ensure the highest level of security possible– preventing fraudulent transactions and ensuring that you, the merchant, can recognize a fraudulent card. If you’re accepting a MasterCard card payment, […]
25 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Digital Payments But Should
Thanks to technological advances and the ability to accept digital payments, merchants can offer multiple payment options to customers all over the world. However, the global payment processing landscape has become more complicated, involving multiple steps and numerous service providers. No doubt, as a merchant, you’ve come across unfamiliar terminology and there may be some […]