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North American Bancard is now “North.” A new brand with a shorter, simpler name, yes, but those five letters stand for much more.
With many merchants upgrading their point-of-sale (POS) terminals to accept EMV embedded-chip payment cards, more consumers than ever before are …
In this day and age, with the marketplace more competitive than ever, not accepting credit and debit cards is simply not an option. Credit cards …
You have likely heard the term “payment gateway” when setting up your merchant account, but do you know just what a payment gateway does? The …
The terminology attached to credit and debit card payments can be hard to decipher, particularly if you are new to the world of accepting plastic. …
If your business doesn’t have a responsive web design, it now means that you’re missing out on the majority of online shopping traffic. According …
Customer loyalty may be reaching an all-time low in traditional methods, which is why new ones have become so instrumental for customer retention. …
As a small business owner, you want all of your customers to leave your establishment happy and satisfied with their purchase or service – and …
PCI DSS. As a credit card-accepting merchant, it’s likely that you’ve seen those letters before, but just what do they stand for, and how do they …
By now, you’ve heard the term “chargeback,” but just what is a chargeback and what does it mean when it happens to you? A chargeback is defined as …
Do you remember when Baby Boomers (1946-1964) were dubbed the “Me Decade?” Then Generation X (1961-1981) were considered “slackers?” Well, …
Any small business owner knows that the key to success is meeting your customer where they are. If you own a shop and you stock merchandise your …
More likely than not, the words omnicommerce and omnichannel are quite new to you. To break it down, quite literally, the stem “omni-” comes from …
If you’re running a small business, you already know that competition can be fierce. There are a lot of other businesses out there, many of them …
In a recently published article on the American Banker website, Mark Horwedel, chief executive of the Merchant Advisory Group dispelled some …
In recent years, contactless payments like Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay have really taken off, with more retailers being added to the …
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