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Top 5 Mobile Wallet Trends to Watch

There are many recent advancements in merchant services and credit card processing, but one in particular that is gaining significant interest is mobile wallets. Once considered on...

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Federal Reserve plans to update its payments system [2023 Update]

For some time people have been wondering whether or not the federal government would modernize payment processing, and they received their answer this week. The Federal Reserve Bo...

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Swedes Replace Credit Cards With Microchips [2023 Update]

Sweden is known for its technological advancements and may soon become the first cashless society as 80% of all transactions involve credit card processing with many Swedes no lon...

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Molly Bloom to be keynote speaker at WSAA

The Western State Acquirers Association (WSAA) is an organization that provides financial institutions, independent sales organizations, and other businesses involved in the paymen...

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What is NFC? Everything you need to know about Near Field Communication and Contactless Payments

What is NFC (Near Field Communication)? Near Field Communication, commonly referred to as NFC, is a form of wireless communication used to connect smartphones, tablets, and other m...

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Host Merchant Services Partners with FFL Boss

 Host Merchant Services, an ISO/MSP of Wells Fargo Bank, recently partnered with FFL Boss. The alliance is big news for firearms dealers, as the companies combined can now provide...

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Safely Process Payments Over the Phone

By giving customers the option to pay over the phone at the moment of the sale, you eliminate the need to send invoices or email links to payment pages. This doesn't mean that all ...

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This POS is Vital for Your Business

Total Systems or TSYS is a payment processing company out of Columbus, GA. They are largely responsible for back-end merchant services and credit card processing, and they've recen...

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The $21.5 Billion TSYS and Global Payments Merger

Total System Services (TSYS) and Global Payments are the latest merchant services and payment processing technology giants to announce the completion of a merger transaction, one t...

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