Magic 8-Ball on Mobile Payments [2023 Update]
Magic 8-Ball on Mobile Payments: Outlook Hazy, Ask Again Later Mobile Payments are getting a lot of press right now and are being heralded as the future of commerce. There...
Interchange Change For Charities
A really short entry in The Official Merchant Services Blog today. More of a news flash for merchants: Effective October 15, 2011, Visa introduces the Consumer Credit Card Charity Interchange...
More Durbin Amendment Follow Up [2023 Update]
The Official Merchant Services Blog continues its in-depth look at an interesting opinion article we found on Practical E-Commerce. We recently did a 2-part series on the differences between Tiered Pricing plans and Interchange Plus pricing plans. And...
Interchange Plus Follow-Up
The Official Merchant Services Blog looks at an interesting opinion article we found on Practical E-Commerce. We recently did a 2-part series on the differences between Tiered Pricing plans and...
Durbin Backlash: Bank of America
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog will take you through a quick roundup of the backlash over the Durbin Amendment. Host Merchant Services has kept its finger on the pulse...
Tiered vs. Interchange Plus Part 2
The Official Merchant Services Blog continues it’s two-part series on Tiered Pricing vs. Interchange Plus. After yesterday’s blog defined what Three-Tier pricing looks like, we now take a closer look...
Tiered Pricing vs. Interchange Plus
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is going to delve into the murky world of hidden fees and tiered pricing plans. This is the first in a two-part series and...
Merchants are Slacking on Security
According to a study by Verizon, 79% of organizations were not fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) in their initial audit in 2010. That’s...
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO of the company, passed away Wednesday October 5, 2011. Apple’s website posted this as a remembrance: “Apple has lost a visionary and creative...
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