Post-Holiday Slow Downs Give Your Business Time for Strategic 2016 Growth Planning

Now that the holiday rush has passed, your business needs to focus on how to approach the New Year with an eye toward growth and profitability. Are you missing out on some easy strategies for more frequent customer…

A New Year Resolution for More Payment Security?

We’ve been watching the MarketWatch website since the new year kicked off, mostly to track the rather breathtaking gyrations of the stock market…

New Year, New Goals? What’s Next for Your Business?

When the holiday rush has passed, and a new year approaches, now is the time to reflect on your business’s goals for the coming months. What does 2016 hold…

Long Noodles, Whole Fish, New Hacks, and Other New Year’s Business

And so we come to our last post (and newsletter !) of 2015, with 2016 just a couple of days away (or perhaps a couple hours…

Are Your Customers About to Get Scrooged? Without the Most Secure Payment Processing, They May Be

Is your business feeling the holiday pressure yet? As much as we all look forward to this joyful time of year, we also face the stress that comes with it.

East vs. West: Where Did Christmas in the U.S. Start? (And Where Is It Headed?)

As with sports and hip-hop rivalries, we enter the holiday week with a good-natured “throwdown” on which coast, and its culture, gets more of the credit for creating Christmas in the U.S.

Holiday Snapshot: Shopping Goes Cyber, EMVs Go Slower, Customers Keep Going

As we hit the midpoint between the Black-and-Cyber shopping weekend, and the big event of Christmas itself, with Hanukkah now behind us and New Year’s (and the post-holiday sales!) still ahead…

Is Your Business Ready for a Busy Holiday Season?—Why Mobile Processing Can Help You Serve Customers

The holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. Early bird shoppers have clamored to check gifts off their lists while others still bide their time…

If Even Buskers Take Cards — Shouldn’t You?

A sweet holiday-themed news item comes our way from overseas, and not only is it too good not to share, but it may be a harbinger of things to come: Cards, and contactless and e-payments will increasingly be taken in places where no one ever expected…