by Credit Card Processing | Sep 30, 2016 | EMV Chip, secure payment processing
As a business owner, you know that secure payment processing is important, yet far too many businesses like yours are dragging their feet when it comes to EMV compliance. Chip cards, as consumers typically refer to them, are now the standard for secure payments. They... 
by Credit Card Processing | Sep 29, 2016 | AVP Solutions News and Events, card processing
“Is this the beginning of the end for cash?,” a recent article in Marketwatch asks. No, we’re not talking about governments yanking currency and forcing everyone into an electronic payment system. Rather, we’re talking about a shift in the use of payment cards that... 
by Credit Card Processing | Sep 21, 2016 | AVP Solutions News and Events, holidays, mobile phone credit card processing
With fall’s arrival, now is the perfect time to look ahead toward the upcoming holiday season and plan your sales strategies. While larger corporations have extensive logistics procedures to handle increased holiday traffic, smaller businesses often struggle to adapt... 
by Credit Card Processing | Sep 20, 2016 | AVP Solutions News and Events, EMV Chip, Fintech
Fall is usually viewed as harvest season, where the crops grown over summer are brought in and stored for winter. Some things still grow in the fall, though: artichokes, for example. Cranberries and pumpkins. In the payment news cycle this week, comes word of some... 
by Credit Card Processing | Sep 15, 2016 | AVP Solutions Merchant Info, AVP Solutions News and Events, Fintech
The “Pushmi-pullyu” is, of course, a llama-like character from the Dr. Doolittle books and films — one with heads on either end of its body. But the legendary beast may also be a symbol of how the idea of “payments” are still sorting themselves out on the coming...