by Credit Card Processing | May 25, 2016 | AVP Solutions News and Events, holidays
Memorial Day is here, and it’s once again time for our annual(ish) look on what the unofficial kickoff to summer means in terms of economic trends, etc. And if you’re about to head out the door, to either hit the road, the beach, or an unacceptably long TSA line,...
by Credit Card Processing | May 12, 2016 | AVP Solutions Merchant Info, AVP Solutions News and Events, credit card service
We often hear that too much use of credit cards — as opposed to debit card use — is a sign of household budgetary woes, and eventual drowning under unmanageable interest. And when credit cards are used simply to “borrow money,” during times of economic...
by Credit Card Processing | Apr 13, 2016 | AVP Solutions News and Events, EMV Chip, Fintech
“While fintech can also improve not just the accessibility but the quality of service—something that consumers are demanding—we also need to look out for the resilience of the financial system as a whole.” The words are those of John C. Williams, President and CEO of...
by Credit Card Processing | Apr 7, 2016 | AVP merchant solutions info, AVP Solutions News and Events, EMV Chip, Fintech
“Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither,” Ben Franklin once famously remarked. The question is whether the famously frugal Mr. Franklin would be happy knowing that most customers today, when it comes to payments, are usually choosing “freedom” over...
by Credit Card Processing | Mar 30, 2016 | AVP Solutions News and Events, card processing, online payment services
“Greater worldwide card use raises a number of questions.” We would concur, and in fact say that wanting to answer those questions for you, and your business, is what has spurred this blog (and our weekly newsletter) these past few years. That line,...
