Visa, MasterCard Add New Fees
The Official Merchant Services Blog has just learned that Visa and MasterCard are planning to add new processing fees in the coming months — fees…
Starting A Business in Tough Economic Times
You’ve been thinking about starting your own business for years. The opportunity to step out on your own and launch the business has finally come…
Durbin Amendment Fallout
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog offers a really quick update on the fallout from The Durbin Amendment. You’ll recall Host Merchant Services offered a…
The BBB and HMS
Today’s blog is coming to you straight from Host Merchant Services. We received in our mail today a brand spanking new copy of the 2012…
1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back
We’ve been covering Mobile Payments here at The Official Merchant Services Blog since the very beginning. In fact, the Article Archive at Host Merchant Services…
Why Online Processing is Right For You
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is turning its attention back to E-Commerce. Yesterday we delved into the topic of partial payment authorization, hopefully clearing…
Partial Payments Reminder
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is going to step off its SOPA soap box and return to a much more focused and specific topic…
SOPA: Rebuttal of RIAA Opinion Pt. 2
This is part 2 of The Official Merchant Services Blog‘s rebuttal of this New York Times Op-Ed piece titled “What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You” written by Cary H. Sherman, chief…
SOPA: Rebuttal of RIAA Opinion Pt. 1
The RIAA just won’t quit. They’re taken up the crusade to push for anti-piracy legislation once again, as seen in this New York Times Op-Ed…
Payment Processing News Roundup
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is going to give you a roundup of the latest news that is affecting merchants and payment processing. Our…
Visa Kicks Open the Door for Chip Cards
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog discusses a fascinating new development by Visa in the realm of credit card processing, security, and hopefully Mobile Payment…
Tips to Improve Your Business’ Website
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is going to address an e-commerce issue that perhaps gets overlooked by a lot of merchants — effective design…
HMS: Merchant Account Advice
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is here to talk about merchant accounts — specifically ways for business owners to maximize their usage of their…
Five Security Tips for Merchants
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog reacquaints itself with a very important topic: Security. Specifically we’re jumping back into the discussion about PCI Security standards….
SOPA: The RIAA isn’t doing so bad
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog dives right back into the fire with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). We were kind of surprised to…
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