Apple Pay, Android Pay, mobile wallets, EMV/chip cards, Square, —the way we pay and the way payments are accepted at businesses continues to change and evolve. Particularly, 2015 was a big year for EMV technology and 2016 is projected to … Continue reading
According to Digital Transactions, as of late August 2015 (the last time data was available) only 301,000 of the 8 million card-accepting merchant locations were activated to accept chip card payments. This number is low considering that on October 1st, … Continue reading
In our previous blog about EMV, we discussed the basics of how EMV technology and security will work; however, since our previous blog was published new information has been provided about how EMV will work specifically in relation to tipping … Continue reading
1. Consider your needs Do you want to take in-store, online, and/or mobile payments? What capabilities and features do you need in a POS system? How many terminals or POS systems do you need? How much do you estimate you … Continue reading
EMV (Europay/MasterCard/Visa) Migration Status On August 9, 2011, Visa announced plans to accelerate the migration to contact chip and contactless EMV chip technology in the U.S. They believed the adoption of dual-interface chip technology would provide stronger authentication and transaction … Continue reading
By: Tom Wimsett The Durbin Amendment: Two years after Implementation…..THE WINNERS AND LOSERS July 29, 2013 marks the second anniversary of the Federal Reserve’s ruling affecting the “interchange fee” essentially paid for by merchants whenever a merchant accepts a debit card as payment … Continue reading