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12 Jan Apple Pay Comes To Canada – Soon

Posted at 22:05h in Point of Sale by kubera_access

Upon its big announcement, Apple Pay was not coming to Canada any time soon. We even tweeted about it last year indicating that it wasn’t expected, as Apple had given no mention of when or if it would come. Apple Pay not expected in Canada any...

05 Jan Canadian Small Business in Review

Posted at 22:10h in Business to Business, Inspiration, New Technology, News by kubera_access

With the new ever-growing tech atmosphere, small business does not look the same anymore. For example a small business is not necessarily defined as “a company with fewer than 100 employees” anymore. The infographic below provided by Salesforce.com explains this concept and digs further into...

19 Dec The 6 best Canadian Credit Cards 2014

Posted at 01:14h in News by kubera_access

What is the best credit card in Canada? With so many options to choose from it can be a difficult to decide which credit card to go with. Canadians with good credit history have the option to choose cash-back cards, low interest-rate cards, rewards cards,...

29 Nov What is MCX and how does it affect consumers?

Posted at 23:18h in News by kubera_access

A few days after the Apple Pay launch, 40-50 odd retailers shut off Near Field Communication on their terminals to prevent transactions made via Apple Pay. These retailers are part of an association known as the Merchant Customer Exchange, or MCX and include brands like...

19 Nov Minster of Finance Welcomes Visa & Master Card Proposals

Posted at 22:51h in Banks & Fees, Our Merchants by kubera_access

On November 4th, 2014, the Honorable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance of Canada, issued a statement regarding credit card processing fees. Both Visa and MasterCard voluntarily submitted separate proposals to reduce the credit card fees associated with processing transactions. The proposals were made to reduce fees to...

29 Oct A brief history and the end of the famous “magstripe” credit card

Posted at 18:16h in News by kubera_access

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"] Forrest Parry - image source: idahostatesman.com[/caption] For a number of reasons, credit cards are becoming an increasingly more popular form of payment for consumers. With its popularity rising, so has the amount of credit card fraud in the United States. This is...

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