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Merchants have come a long way since the inception of the Merchant Advisory Group, but far more needs to be done to restore some semblance of balance in payments. Upon reflection, it is remarkable that traditional merchants had no formal means to get together to discuss payments until the MAG …
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EU Merchants May Get Interchange Cut; A Surge in P2P for Gifts; Digital Check’s New ScanBox
European Merchants Would Pay 40% Less to Accept U.S.-Issued Cards Under Visa-Mastercard Proposals
European merchants could see their costs to accept Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. payment cards issued outside of Europe decline by 40% under separate proposals submitted by the two leading card networks to settle competition concerns raised by European Union antitrust authorities. The European Commission, the administrative arm of the …
Read More »Ensuring Electronic Payment Security for Specialty Merchants
Most merchants are in business because of their passion about a product or service, and because they are interested in making money. To succeed, business owners must be prepared for the many obstacles they can face. When it comes to electronic payment acceptance, security is one of the challenges …
Read More »PayFacto Debuts With an Eye on Merchants, Payfacs, and Gateway Services
PayFacto Inc., the new name for a combination of what had been three separate companies, launched with a mission to cultivate merchants with a trio of payments services. Montreal-based PayFacto is the result of combining B2Billing, CT-Payments, and Supreme Payments. Each of the Canadian firms had different specialties that PayFacto …
Read More »More Restaurants on Clover’s Plate; Merchants and Mobile Payments; PayByPhone Lands Parking Lot
COMMENTARY: Why an Omnichannel Strategy for Mobile Payments Is Crucial for Merchants
It’s been four years since Apple launched Apple Pay, which together with Google Pay and Samsung Pay has ushered in the modern era of mobile payments. These “Pays” have been joined by mobile-payment solutions from retailers like Starbucks and Walmart, and together with P2P apps that can be used at …
Read More »As The 2018 Holiday Shopping Season Approaches, So Too Do Criminals, Especially for Online Merchants
Merchants should expect even more consumers to shop online this holiday shopping season. They also should expect even more fraud attempts. New research from Riskified, an Israel-based data-security provider, and cybersecurity firm IntSights finds that the number of false retailer Web sites meant to get consumers to give up their …
Read More »Big Volume From Small Merchants; Square’s Platform Edge; Verifone Launches EX-Receipt
Small Merchants Are Generating Bigger Payment Volumes, Analysis Finds
Small merchants are generating more payment volume, and health-care providers handily outlive restaurants and bars in their relationships with merchant acquirers, according to a new analysis from The Strawhecker Group. Data from the Omaha, Neb.-based consulting and research firm’s Acquiring Industry Metrics service shows that the average small and mid-size …
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