Of EMVs and Jackpots: Your Powerball Ticket Doesn’t Need a Chip — but Your Card Does

According to Forbes, “the hype around the Powerball far exceeds any market news this week,” and who are we to argue? Up through yesterday’s drawing, even number-crunching Fivethirtyeight.com agreed…

More pie, more metrics, a little EMV, and other tasty holiday insights

It’s not just “Thanksgiving” that comes at the end of November for most Americans now, but also “Black Friday.” The latter is almost as much an alternate organizing metaphor for the long weekend’s…

Consumers Using Credit More — But Don’t Have EMV Cards Yet

Some interesting studies and surveys have popped up in the “payments press” over the last week or so, highlighting the ongoing….

Retail Merchant Account FAQs

Designed for stores and retail businesses of all sizes, a retail merchant account  is a system that allows you to accept credit or debit cards for sales of products and services. This type of account processes transactions when the card holder is present with the card being used.