Lessons of a Bookish Breach

As you may have been reading in the news this week, there’s been another breach in a merchant credit card system, this time hitting 63 Barnes & Noble outlets across the country. While the breach — and resultant damage — seem to have already been contained (since the original hack occurred in September, but wasn’t announced until now, per the wishes of FBI investigators). Customer swipe machines at various B&N’s were compromised, and sent account info to the hackers themselves, who seem to have briefly used the information for purchases throughout the fall, though those curtailed.

How Online Payment Services Can Help Your Business

Did you know that a vast majority of today’s consumers make frequent online purchases?  Did you know that most consumers today would rather buy an item online than have to drive to the store, wait in line, and then bring it home?  Online shopping offers a great deal of convenience in a time where convenience is increasingly hard to come by.  The economy is forcing shoppers to look for lower prices, while the need to work more hours while still tending to families and other obligations reduces the amount of time that people have to go shopping.   By offering online payment services, you make it easy for customers to purchase from you online while also offering your existing customers an easier way to pay their bills and manage their accounts.

Online Payment Services and How They Can Help You Build Your Business

If you are looking to boost your business revenue, you need to perform a number of steps.  Boosting your Internet presence through SEO marketing can be a great step, but what are you doing to make it easier for customers to make purchases once they are on your website?  If you aren’t using the right online payment services, your revenues can really suffer.  Not only can high fees take a big bite out of your profits, but you will find that the wrong merchant card processors can actually make it harder for your customers to make purchases from you.

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