Today is the day. October 1, 2011 the changes brought on by the Durbin Amendment take effect. The Official Host Merchant Services Blog has been running its Countdown to Durbin series leading up to today. We end our series with one last gallop through the media coverage of the law. Durbin Amendment Costs People Their […]
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On the last day of September, Durbin Amendment Eve if you will, The Official Merchant Services Blog is about ready to end its Countdown to Durbin Series. Today we take a look at the big news that has the media buzzing. Bank of America Reacts to Durbin Bank of America, the largest bank in the
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The Official Merchant Services Blog once again takes up the task of analyzing the media reports revolving around the Durbin Amendment and the changes it will bring to how banks do business with their customers because of its cap on debit card swipe fees. We continue to use Host Merchant Services‘ own analysis as the
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Host Merchant Services attended the 10th Annual Tabletop Networking Mixer last night hosted by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. The event was a blast. We were able to reach out to many local businesses and showcase the savings and improvements our company can bring to area merchants. HMS’ entire executive staff attended, as well
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The Official Merchant Services Blog continues to keep its finger on the pulse of the Durbin Amendment media buzz. The legislation that marks regulation that caps debit card swipe fees begins to take effect on October 1, 2011. And there’s still a lot of scrambling from various media sources to try and predict how banks,
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Many of the features you find at Host Merchant Services are designed specifically to appeal to small business owners. A service oriented Merchant Services solution that lets the merchant know exactly what they are paying on their statement.
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The changes to interchange fees and debit card transactions brought on by the Durbin Amendment are just days away. The Official Merchant Services Blog is going to give its readers a quick hit of some of the chatter that is heating up the internet as we close in on the day the changes take effect.
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College students are commonly targeted for identity theft. Because they are such common victims of identity theft, Host Merchant Services recommends taking a few simple steps to protect your identity: – Secure your mail. Campus mailboxes are often easily accessed in a dorm or apartment. Have sensitive mail sent to a permanent address such as
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The Official Merchant Services Blog is staying on top of the Durbin Amendment. Today’s article that we analyze comes from the New York Daily News.The first thing that stands out about this article compared to many of the others on the impending Durbin date of October 1, is the casual, but easy to relate to
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Online businesses are becoming more and more popular as a source of income. Successful online entrepreneurs are able to live completely off their online earnings. For those interested in starting a virtual venture, however, it can be a daunting task to get a web business up and running. Eight Steps to Start an Online Business
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Here are a couple of questions asked on entrepenuer.com in an article titled How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? The questions asked were: Is it possible to allow customers who have an account on my website to pay with the click of a button without having to fill out their credit card information each
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E-Commerce is getting rather commonplace these days. Shopping online is becoming ingrained in our life and part of our culture. And this opens up many opportunities for payment processing firms such as Host Merchant Services. Trailing behind the public’s general acceptance of shopping for stuff online and having it delivered to their doorstep is the
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