A new report from the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is urging device manufacturers and software developers to only create applications that allow for encryption and other security features for payment processing services. The new report, entitled “PCI Mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Card Processing, Credit Card Processing Services, Mobile Payments, Mobile Processing, PCI Compliance
It has become commonplace for personal data, medical data and credit card data to be at risk for a security breach. Credit card processing services that remain PCI complaint are able to mostly avoid these risks, but not all companies … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Card Processing, Credit Card Processing Services, Credit Cards, PCI Compliance, Security
Setting up merchant account services so that your business can offer credit card processing services already requires a lot of hard work and research. A major aspect of setting up these services is becoming PCI compliant. Although not all companies … Continue reading
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It’s important to take self-assessments in regards to your company and business plan, especially when it comes to credit card processing services. The PCI Security Council just released one in late June that can possibly help merchants using point-to-point-encryption, or … Continue reading
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The PCI Security Standards Council will not be updating any of its standards until 2013, but they are always trying to offer help, information and guidance to their affiliates needing to become or remain PCI complaint when it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in PCI Compliance, Wireless Credit Card Processing
Massachusetts has been diligent about requiring banks, businesses, hospitals and other companies to alert the state when vital information belonging to MA residents is stolen or lost since October of 2007. 45 other states have the same requirement. MA decided … Continue reading
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If you own a business, you typically want to see your business grow. One of the simplest ways to do this is to expand your payment options, especially in the realm of credit cards. Some small businesses choose to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Card Processing, Credit Card Processing Services, Credit Cards, PCI Compliance, Retail Credit Card Processing
Although mobile banking and wireless mobile credit card processing have become very popular over the past year or so, there are many consumers that still don’t quite trust the idea. Many people find it difficult to believe that a mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Payments, Mobile Processing, PCI Compliance
On March 22, 2012 Verizon released their annual Data Breach Investigations Report. This report encompasses the data breaches collected & analyzed from law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as by Verizon and … Continue reading
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