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31 May PCI Infographic: Why Strong Passwords Matter. Tips On How To Reduce Your Risk Of Breach

Posted at 03:08h in Business, Business to Business, Our Merchants, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Uncategorized by Eric

One of the leading causes of payment data breaches are because of weak passwords. PCI Security Standards created a great infographic on the risks of weak passwords and password best practices to minimize your chances of being breached. See the infographic below or download it here...

30 Jan How your business can gain from the EMV Chip and Pin liability shift

Posted at 22:22h in Banks & Fees, Business, Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Mobile Payments, New Technology, Our Merchants, Payments Security, Point of Sale, Sustainability by Eric

Globally, the majority of other countries have already migrated to EMV Chip and Pin technology. This made the US an easy target for credit card fraud activity. The EMV liability shift is helping address credit card fraud security vulnerabilities related to the poor payment processing...

16 Sep The Visa TIP Program & What It Means to You

Posted at 21:10h in Our Merchants, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Tips and Tricks by Eric

While U.S. merchants will only now in 2015 experience the liability shift of potential financial losses for not upgrading their terminals from magstripe –to EMV contact and contactless card enabled terminals, Visa has been incentivizing the move since 2011 through the innovative Visa TIP program. Considering...

15 Sep The EMV Liability Shift: What you should be doing right now

Posted at 01:07h in Banks & Fees, Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Mobile Payments, New Technology, Our Merchants, Payments Security by Eric

The U.S. is the last developed country in the world to throw away the magstripe card and move to EMV. So begins the October 2015 liability shift. Starting this October, until the end of the year, an expected 6-8 hundred million EMV enabled credit and/or debit cards...

30 Jun Choosing the right receivables solution

Posted at 17:20h in Banks & Fees, Credit Cards, New Technology, News, Our Merchants, Point of Sale by kubera_access

Having the right process and efficiencies for executing your company’s invoicing and payments is integral to its financial wellbeing. Discrepancies, delays and all things associated with human error can leave your company with greater sales outstanding, unnecessary overhead costs, and potentially customer discontent. In the infographic (PDF)...

29 Apr Why would Apple Pay benefit my business?

Posted at 22:29h in Banks & Fees, Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Ecommerce, Inspiration, Mobile Payments, New Technology, News, Our Merchants, PCI Compliance, Point of Sale by kubera_access

Since its launch in late September of last year, Apple has sold over 130 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, boosting the company's revenue to over $130 billion (Q1 & Q2) by the end of Q2 2015. The extremely high Apple device count in use combined with...

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...

30 Apr Is Mobile Payments Ready to take off?

Posted at 22:15h in Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Ecommerce, Gateway Spotlight, Inspiration, Mobile Payments, New Technology, Our Merchants, Payments Security, Point of Sale, The Cloud, Tools for Developers by kubera_access

Over the past few years we’ve seen several mobile payments ventures gain plenty of momentum but never take off or become mainstream. Another mobile payments system has launched today – Paym. Paym links your cellphone number to your bank, which enables you to pay with your...

17 Mar Choosing A Secure Password

Posted at 23:27h in Business to Business, News, Our Merchants, Our Partners, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Tips and Tricks by kubera_access

As we continue to use technology we require more and more passwords to access things. You might already know these basic tips: Never reuse your old passwords. “One bad apple ruins the bunch” Don’t change your password unless you think it’s compromised. Consider two-factor authentication.Although you might have...

29 Aug Hosted Checkouts Make Online Payments Easier and Safer

Posted at 21:32h in Banks & Fees, Credit Cards, Ecommerce, Gateway Spotlight, Mobile Payments, New Technology, News, Our Merchants, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Point of Sale by Eric

What is a hosted checkout? A hosted checkout is a type of online payment processing solution that allows your customers to pay for your goods or services online, with credit or debit, through a secure hosted webpage. From security to ease of use, it can make...