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Durbin Debit Fees Revisited [2023 Update]
Two years after the Durbin Amendment became law, the consequences of this historic legislation are still unfolding. In the coming months, new developments in Durbin implementation ...
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AlignCloud and HMS partner up
Host Merchant Services, an industry leading provider of payment processing and e-commerce services for small and medium businesses, announced a promising new partnership with clou...
Read MoreHost Merchant Services and Brandywine Festival of the Arts
Host Merchant Services is proud to provide credit card processing for the Brandywine Festival of the Arts this weekend through our relationship with Barry's Events. The festival w...
Read MorePerceived Barriers to Accepting Credit Cards
Credit and debit cards have become nearly universal accessories in modern life. The great majority of Americans now use these cards to expedite and simplify their financial activit...
Read MoreBig Data, Payments And Customer Loyalty - Part Two
Across the ideological spectrum, business experts agree that the rise of Big Data is rapidly changing modern marketing and sales. In this transformational time, customer intelligen...
Read MoreAre Credit Card Rewards Points Programs Harmful?
Over the course of the past ten years, credit card providers have ramped up their efforts to woo consumers with point-based loyalty programs. Custom gift cards and loyalty cards a...
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Emerging Markets and Credit Cards [2023 Update]
The global economy is deeply affected by the rise of credit card use in emerging markets. As citizens of developing nations gain access to mainstream credit cards, they are empower...
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Service Impact of Imposing Credit Card Minimums [2023 Update]
Throughout many industries, companies are feeling the effects of 2010's Durbin Amendment. This much-vaunted amendment to Dodd-Frank was intended to protect consumers and businesses...
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Big Data, Payments And Customer Loyalty - Part One [2023 Update]
Businesses in many industries are contributing to the rise of Big Data, a confluence of modern data-gathering mechanisms. Larger hard drives and faster CPUs enable people to gather...
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