Blog - Kubera

30 Jul 5 Things to Consider When Choosing Payment Processing

Posted at 09:09h in Banks & Fees, Business, Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Ecommerce, Mobile Payments, Our Merchants, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Tips and Tricks by Eric

Whether you're a new merchant to the game, or making a switch, choosing the right payment processor can be an overwhelming process. With dozens or more options to choose from and confusing terms like merchant account or chargeback to name a few, choosing a payment...

22 Jul Canadians Experience Some Drastic Salary Increases, Benefits due to Labour Shortages

Posted at 14:36h in Inspiration, News by Eric

Approximately one in ten (~9%) of all Canadians lost their jobs in 2020 due to the pandemic. After leaving around 3 million Canadians jobless over the past year, the pandemic is proving to disrupt the labor market further – with employees taking the advantage. Employers are now...

30 Jun What is Ransomware and What Should You Know?

Posted at 11:30h in Business, Cryptocurrency, Data Breach, New Technology, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks by Eric

Ransomware is a type of malware from cryptovirology – the study of using cryptography to design malicious software, that threatens to lock out a victim's access to or publish their personal data unless a ransom is paid. Essentially, ransomware uses encryption to hold a user or...

30 Jun 5 Payment Trends that are Transforming Commerce in the World

Posted at 10:32h in Business, Ecommerce, New Technology by Nico

As business and technology continue to collide and amplify one another, is it imperative that business owners are tuned into the rapidly evolving commerce landscape. These five trends are just a few of the proven innovations that will continue to dominate and dictate the direction...

09 Jun Mastercard Donates $1.3 Billion to aid Africa’s Covid-19 Response

Posted at 16:47h in Credit Cards, News by Eric

Tuesday, June 8th, The Mastercard Foundation announced its efforts in improving Africa’s COVID-19 response with a whopping $1.3 billion donation. How will the Mastercard Foundations' funds be used? The Mastercard Foundation’s $1.3 billion donation will be spread over three years to aid the manufacturing and delivery of...

29 May Younger Generations Driving Digital Wallet Use And Debit Payment Over Cash/Credit

Posted at 11:19h in Banks & Fees, Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Ecommerce, Mobile Payments by Eric

Millennial and Gen Z consumers have been impacted the most by the latest financial crises. Both have been financially affected by the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the pandemic. These events have caused significant unemployment rates and negatively affected many consumers' credit scores. Because of these...