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Mobile Payments vs. Credit Card Payments

Mobile payments have never been more popular. People are using mobile payments these days to complete quick transactions through their mobile devices. You’ll notice a few distin...

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4 Reasons To Use Tokenization

Tokenization is a unique practice that keeps the data you process safe. It replaces account numbers and other private bits of data with random numbers. The numbers combine to form...

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What Are Recurring Donations and Why Are They Good For Nonprofits? [2023 Update]

Nonprofit organizations have never been more popular. The average person donates hundreds of dollars to nonprofits each year. But the way people send money to these groups has cha...

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More Gas Station Merchants Are Now Accepting Fleet Cards

One of the most common credit cards you can accept at a gas station is a fleet card. Gas station merchant services often accept fleet cards that people use to pay for fuel at gas ...

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10 Questions To Find the Right Payment Gateway For Your Business

Have you been looking for a payment gateway that can help you collect card payments for your business? You’ll need to look at what you’re getting out of a suitable provider. H...

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Are NFC Transactions and Instant Payments Secure?

Near Field Communication or NFC technology has become one of the most popular features of mobile devices today. NFC technology helps run various contactless payment systems like G...

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Federal Reserve Plans to Review Debit CNP Routing

The United States Federal Reserve is planning a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that requires merchants to choose how they will route online transactions. The focus is on debit CNP ...

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Emerging Trends In Retail, Payment Methods and Open Banking

Retailers are always looking for ways to make shopping more accessible and convenient for their customers. Part of this includes finding new ways to handle payments. Businesses wa...

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The 6 Parts of an eCommerce Customer Persona

Have you considered the ecommerce customer persona your business is contacting lately? The odds are you might not be aware of what that is or how you can create one. An ecommer...

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