Will The Card Brands Lower Interchange Rates?
The card networks have come under pressure to lower interchange rates in number of countries, providing ammunition for retailers demanding similar cost adjustments in the U.S.
View ArticleHow To Help Merchants Find Funding
Merchant cash advances work better for some merchants, while other merchants prefer business loans. Informed ISOs can help them make the choice.
View ArticleNet Neutrality Fosters Payment Innovation
For payment technology developers, the stakes couldnt be higher as the FCC develops new rules that could support or eliminate net neutrality, a system in which web access is equal for most users,...
View ArticleISOs Help Clients Pick Funding
ISOs and lenders are recognizing that business lendings not a one-size-fits-all proposition, and they have come to rely on merchant cash advances for some businesses and merchant loans for others.
View ArticleISOs Fuel Growth for Data-Driven Processor Swipely
Swipely began promoting its services through ISOs, value-added resellers and other third parties about a year ago, and the channel now accounts for a third to a half of the company's new customers.
View ArticleSquare: Merchants First, Hardware Later
Square is adding global support for its Register merchant services app, a move that enables the company to measure demand in new markets before investing in the distribution of its hardware and other...
View ArticleWill Consumers Switch To EMV?
Many consumers finally have EMV cards or can access the same security through Apple Pays new mobile wallet. But will they change their habits?
View ArticleRossi Embraces Change As New ETA Chief
Debra Rossi, an executive vice president at Wells Fargo and Co., is assuming the Electronic Transactions Association presidency during an era when technology and new entrants are reshaping the...
View ArticleWatches May Introduce Wearables
U.S. Bancorp is taking a fresh look at wearable technology and its potential for payments and other financial functions.
View ArticleCanada Lags U.S. In B2B Payments
Payments innovation usually begins in Canada and moves to the U.S., but thats not the case for business-to-business payments, a category many ISOs overlook.
View ArticleNew Products Help Fuel Verifone Recovery
After spending 2014 digging out of a fiscal slump, Verifone is setting up for an aggressive product rollout in the year ahead as its recovery shifts into high gear
View ArticleETA Forges Ties With Regionals
The Electronic Transactions Association is bolstering its relationships with the nations four regional acquirer associations and with W.net, the organization that supports women in payments.
View ArticleMerchant Warehouse Rebrands As Cayan
Say goodbye to Merchant Warehouse and hello to Cayan, as the Boston-based ISO and technology provider changes its name to fit its changing business model.
View ArticleThink Before Going Wholesale
Andy Pitts, president of MLS Direct Network Inc., wasnt prepared for all the unexpected costsand headachesthat came along with becoming a full-fledged wholesale ISO.
View ArticleApriva Finds Partner For Backend Functions
Apriva is integrating its payments gateway with software from a firm calledPOS on Cloud that performs backend functions that include inventory management, reporting, accounting and email marketing.
View ArticleDallas Cowboys Become An ISO
Merchant acquirers have faced disruption from a number of powerful new entrants to the market in recent years, including Square, Apple and Google. Now, a pro football team is getting into the game.
View ArticleCrooks See Opportunity In ‘Smart Terminals’
As the trend continues toward smart terminals with integrated software for payments and other services, criminals seem likely to step up efforts to get their hands on a new treasure chest of data at...
View ArticleHuman Touch Can Trump Tech
With technology at the forefront of payments, its tempting for industry players to become so enamored with the gee-whiz factor of the next new thing that they forget their end usersthe consumers who...
View ArticlePayments Industry Faces 2015 Challenges
Hardship marked the end of the year for some of the biggest payments companies, and 2015 will bring even more challenges from rapidly changing technology and nimble startups.
View ArticleAgents’ Expectations Are Rising
These days, salespeople expect more technology and flexible compensation from their ISOs, industry sources report.
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