3D Secure For Business Owners: Everything You Need To Know
19th Nov 2020
3D Secure (3-domain structure) or 3DS is a security protocol or technical standard currently developed and maintained by EMVCo and implemented by the payment card industry.
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Visa Fraud Monitoring: What Merchants Need to Know
8th Oct 2020
The Visa Fraud Monitoring Program (VFMP), an initiative by Visa that helps merchants identify and lower excessive fraud activity, recently made updates to their dispute conditions. The main change applies specifically to a set of rules called Dispute Code 10.5
5 Questions Merchants Should Ask Their Acquirer
18th Sep 2020
For merchants, it is vital that their chosen payments acquirer has the ability to work with them as a partner as opposed to simply a provider of payment services to fulfil consumer purchases. Acquirers should be able to work with their merchants and payments intermediaries in order to complete as many transactions as possible while managing the risk of fraud and chargebacks effectively.
Payments Basics: What is an Issuer
26th Aug 2020
An issuer is a bank or financial institution which provides debit, credit, and/or prepaid cards to consumers on behalf of payment card schemes. Typical payment card schemes include Visa and Mastercard, for example. In 2018, 668.87 million cards were in circulation in the EU alone. Every one of these cards was provided to consumers via an issuer.
What is an Acquirer and Why You Need (a Good) One
17th Aug 2020
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to accept debit and credit cards for your business, you’ve come across the word “acquirer”. In the payments industry, acquirers go by a few different names. You may have heard them being called a merchant account bank, a merchant bank, or a settlement bank.
12 New Social Media Tools for Merchants
12th Sep 2016
Established social media platforms continually launch new tools to help businesses connect with prospects and customers. Here is a list of new and updated social