Merchant Services Articles

Host Merchant Services offers you this article archive as a learning resource. We provide you with relevant information on topics related to the industry and to small business to help your business get that extra edge. The most recent article will always be featured at the top of the page:

Latest Article:

Explaining The Stop Online Piracy Act

Merchant Services: Download SOPA Resources

Payment Processing:

How Payment Gateways Work

Partial Authorization Mandate

The Durbin Amendment

Interchange Rates and Credit Card Processing Pricing Explained

Security:

A Step-by-Step Guide on How Level 4 Merchants Become PCI Compliant

PCI Compliance Explained

Credit Cards:

How Credit Card Processing Works

Getting to Know Credit Cards and Debit Cards

A Guide to Credit Card Safety

How to Improve Your Credit Score

Identity Theft: Protect Your Credit Score

Merchant Services: Online Fraud Prevention

Merchant Services: Consumer Credit Card Protection

E-Commerce:

Merchant Services: What Is E-Commerce?

Mobile Payments:

Three Research Firms’ Predictions For Mobile Payements Industry

Tips for Consumers On Mobile Payments and Security

Mobile Payments Processing Has a Bright FutureĀ 

Financial News:

The History of Currency From Bartering to the Credit Card

Merchant Services: The History of US Currency

Ways Children Can Earn Their Own Money

Should Teens And College Students Have Credit Cards?

A Teen Guide to Finance

Teen Merchant and Entrepreneur Resources : Business, Finance, and Economics

Finance Library: Starting Your Investment Portfolio and Building Credit

No Credit Card Here – Learn About World Currency

 
 
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