Business data and card-processing records are critical information for a small business, particularly those in e-commerce of any kind. The loss of such information can close a business down. However, there are easy solutions available to help maintain operations and protect a small business’ data from disaster.
Planning
The best security defense to data harm involves anticipating [...]
PCI
Shoestring Data Security for a Small Business
A Guide to Visa’s EMV Merchant Incentives
Visa’s EMV (Europay, MasterCard and VISA) merchant incentives are expanding to other countries including the United States. The new technology was initially introduced in regions such as Europe, Asia and Canada. The new “chip-and-PIN” technology is popular because of its convenience and security when authenticating debit and credit card transactions. Not only is the technology [...]
Choosing a Payment Gateway
When you run an ecommerce website, you need a payment gateway to process credit card payments. While gateways are easy to use, there are so many to choose from that it can be difficult to know what features are really needed, and which ones are just nice to have. This article doesn’t go through the [...]
10 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Merchant Account
There are several questions that a person needs to ask when getting a merchant account.
1. Are there any fees or rates with a merchant account?
This is because a person needs to understand all of the fees or rates involved with a merchant account. To find the cheapest merchant account, a person needs to look [...]