DE Auto Show: 10/5-10/7
Today the Official Merchant Services Blog is focused on the Delaware Auto Show. The exhibit is back again this year, kicking off today at the Chase Center on the Riverfront (815...
Industry Terms: QR Codes
This is the latest installment in The Official Merchant Services Blog’s Knowledge Base effort. We want to make the payment processing industry’s terms and buzzwords clear. We want to remove any and all...
Stripe, Transparency, and User Rights
Online payment processor Stripe announced on Friday, that the company is committing to transparency and user rights for its customers, following the lead of Google, Twitter, and Host Merchant Services. ...
Groupon Going For Mobile Payments
Today we enter the realm of mobile payments again for this edition of the Official Merchant Services Blog, as we look at the newest company to enter the already crowded...
AmEx To Refund $85 Million To Customers
For this edition of the Official Merchant Services Blog, we take a look at yet another case of troubling consumer card practices. Last week, we covered the news that Discover...
Durbin Double Down [2023 Update]
In this installment of the Official Merchant Services Blog, we look at the actions several retail trade groups and merchant advocates have taken to further the fight against the antitrust...
Industry Terms: Basis Points
This is the latest installment in The Official Merchant Services Blog’s Knowledge Base effort. Well we want to make the payment processing industry’s terms and buzzwords clear. We want to remove any and...
Discover To Pay $200 Million For Deceptive Practices
Today the Official Merchant Services Blog will investigate the more than $200 million dollar fine that the U.S. Government issued on Discover Bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and Consumer...
Bank of America Cutting Jobs
The Wall Street Journal, citing a document they obtained on September 20, revealed Bank of America has plans to cut 16,000 jobs by the end of the year. This move...
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