Make Payments Easy with Secure Automated Transactions Introduction Today consumers are living increasingly digital and mobile lives and are more…
Author: AVP Solutions
A “Freak” Attack That May Not Be So Rare; MasterCard Touts Mobile
In the ever-evolving world of payments, it would seem to always be the best of times and, well, not the worst of times, certainly, but let us say the most aware of times, in terms of needing to stay alert to the security challenges in a rapidly changing electronic environment.
Broaden Your Operations with an Internet Merchant Account
These days it seems like everything happens online. Whether you want a specific product or a specialized service, all you need to do is type it into your favorite search engine and the entire world opens up for you. While this is fantastic if you are a consumer looking for something you may have difficulty finding going from store to store, it is even better if you are a business owner.
Grow Your Business with Mobile Payment Processing
Gone are the days when building a customer base and making transactions with them meant having to interact face to face and accepting only cash. Imagine being able to connect with customers across the globe, providing services on location, and avoiding paper billing. Mobile payment processing is a step not just toward bringing your business into modern times, but also growing that business, expanding your customer base, and reaching new levels of success.
On the Menu: More Security
Recently, the National Restaurant Association co-hosted a chat via its Twitterfeed, dealing with issues of payment security. This is of particular concern to NRA members, since many of the most headline-grabbing hacks have come at eateries, like PF Chang’s, Dairy Queen, and other food establishments.
Samsung Moves Into Payments; “Hackers Never Sleep”
The news and changes in payments keep moving along at a clip — well, at a clip almost as fast as the digits who are changing the ways those payments are made. On the very day of this post, Samsung has announced the purchase of LoopPay, a start-up in the world of mobile and NFC — near field communications — payments. As the Wall Street Journal summarizes, “the deal to buy LoopPay Inc. of Burlington, Mass.
Choosing the Right Credit Card Swiper for Your Business
As a business owner, you know that many customers prefer to make card payments. If you don’t have a tool for credit card processing, then it is likely that you are making your customers frustrated since they are unable to use their preferred form of payment.
What Types of Payments Do You Accept On Your Website?
As a business owner, you need to be proactive to implement new technology that makes it easy for your customers to buy your products or services. In a world where many things are available with the click of a button, customers don’t often have the patience to sort through a confusing payment process in order to make a purchase online.
Follow Up: Data Leaks and New Government Agencies
As noted in our previous newsletter, no sooner had we posted on our blog last week about the ease with which ID theft can be perpetrated, than news broke of another massive data breach, this one affecting upwards of 80 million or so Anthem Blue Cross customers.
