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Another Attack on a U.S. Payment Processor

On the heels of the troublesome security breach at Heartland Payment Systems comes news of a new attack on a U.S. based payment processor/acquirer. T[...] read more »
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Worldwide Property Price Comparison: What Does USD $500,000 Buy Now?

The international housing market has practically stalled over the past year and in some countries prices have fallen through the floor. With a consid[...] read more »
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Stimulus Schmimulus: Get Financial Relief Now

Ideas for how to get us out of this financial mess: buy only ‘American,’ borrow more from other countries, and, of course, throw more money into the economy with a $800 billion stimulus package that’s supposed to create new jobs. read more »
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Starbucks Method to Restructuring Your Finances

Starbucks is the latest example of how premium brands are trying to reposition themselves for a prolonged economic downturn. Perhaps there are some things to learn from Starbucks repositioning. read more »
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Make Online Payments Straight from Your Bank Account

Look out Paypal. Several new services have launched recently to allow shoppers to make online payments straight from their bank account. read more »
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Lawmakers Grill Bank CEOs About Use of Federal Funds

Recent reports show that banks are continuing to tighten their credit standards, despite receiving nearly $200 billion in TARP funds this year. Following media reports that TARP-assisted banks paid out extravagant bonuses to their executives. read more »
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The Cost of Convenience: 10 Things We Overpay For

Below is a list of 10 notable convenience costs that customers incur on a regular day, often without merit. read more »
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Heartland Payment Systems Suffers Data Security Breach

Heartland Payment provides card processing services at a volume of more than 100 million in credit card transactions on a monthly basis, and they pro[...] read more »
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15 Tips for Protecting Your Merchant Accounts from Intrusion

Intrusions into your business’ merchant account can cripple your company. The following list gives you the 15 most important risk management procedur[...] read more »
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7 Benefits of Credit Card Processing by Phone

There are a lot of great advantages to processing credit cards by phone. A merchant can process transactions from all over globe and at almost any ti[...] read more »
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MicroSecure Card Reader Fits in Your Pocket

Propay offers a wonderfully lightweight and mobile processing solution with its MicroSecure Card Reader. The reader weighs just 1.4 ounces and can fi[...] read more »
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Do You Need Good Credit to Open a Merchant Account?

Once you have a merchant account, your processing history will determine your standing with the credit processing company. But what about when you tr[...] read more »
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Banks Decreasing Credit Card Limits

Banks are increasingly concerned with the amount of credit available to their customers and many are taking aggressive preemptive action to prevent s[...] read more »
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Accept Credit Card Payments On Any Phone

ChargeOnPhone.com is a service that offers small businesses a way to accept credit cards, while keeping a lid on excessive monthly fees typically ass[...] read more »
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Debit Card Use on the Rise in India

In a country where many still believe that it is best to use money you have, rather than money you don’t, debit card usage is at an all-time high. read more »
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