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.
Category: Business Merchant Services
3 Steps to Using Merchant Cash Advance Resources
Whether you own an established business or you are working to get a start-up off the ground, merchant cash advance resources are a great method that can be used to inject your company with cash so that you can keep the doors open. Cash flow is a tricky aspect to running a business, and many owners can find themselves failing if they don’t manage cash in the right way.
How Do I Get a Business Cash Advance?
Are you asking the same question as many other business owners: how do I get a business cash advance? Managing cash flow is a necessary aspect to maintaining a business, and many business owners run into cash flow problems at one point or another.
Simple Steps to Manage Transaction Security in E-Commerce
If you accept credit card payments online or in your store, then it is important that you integrate secure payment processing to ensure the safety of the payment information for each of your customers.
How to Use a Credit Card Reader
If you are a business owner, then it is essential that you accept card payments for the products and services that you have for sale. Many consumers prefer using credit cards for all of their purchases, and a credit card reader provides you a fast and easy way to accept payments.
2015: A Sheep Year — But A Safe One?
The New Year celebrating isn’t quite over yet — next month brings us the Chinese New Year. Those followers of Chinese Astrology know that each year is given an “animal” personality, so our upcoming “sheep year” is presumed to be — like its totem animal — somewhat gentle and easygoing.
Why Your Online Business Needs an E-Commerce Merchant Account
As the internet grows and expands, more businesses are seeing the importance of integrating an e-commerce merchant account into their website. Online sales make up a good portion of retail transactions, and many consumers have stated that they prefer online shopping over a visit to a retail store. So, if you don’t have an e-commerce store, you are likely missing out on potential sales from customers who are interested in buying your products.
How to Get Started With Business Merchant Services
Are you a small business owner who has avoided merchant account solutions because you are overwhelmed with the idea of integrating new or additional systems into your business? Some business owners assume that it is a complicated process to begin using a merchant account for new business, but the truth is the process is very simple if you use the right system.
Chip-and-Pin — or “Chip-and-Sig?”
The new year always brings change — not only the resolutions we manage to keep, but change in the form of new laws, products, calendar deadlines, etc. One such change, slated for 2015, is the arrival, at last, of “EMV” cards as the default standard for American credit card users, those micro-chipped credit and debit cards that are already the standard in most European countries.
