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Tiered vs. Interchange Plus Part 2
The Official Merchant Services Blog continues it's two-part series on Tiered Pricing vs. Interchange Plus. After yesterday's blog defined what Three-Tier pricing looks like, we now...
Read MoreTiered Pricing vs. Interchange Plus
Today The Official Merchant Services Blog is going to delve into the murky world of hidden fees and tiered pricing plans. This is the first in a two-part series and it focuses on T...
Read MoreMerchants are Slacking on Security
According to a study by Verizon, 79% of organizations were not fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) in their initial audit in 2010. That'...
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Steve Jobs 1955-2011
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO of the company, passed away Wednesday October 5, 2011. Apple's website posted this as a remembrance: "Apple has lost a visionary and cre...
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What Does Google+ Mean For Small Businesses? [2023 Update]
With the launch of Google+ this year, most of the media buzz about the topic has been the confrontational aspects of Google+ vs. Facebook. But now that Google+ has started to settl...
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Why the Durbin Amendment Got it Right [2023 Update]
The people in Washington aren’t exactly popular these days, and mostly for good reason. Unemployment is high, the so-called economic recovery is weak, and small businesses are ...
Read MoreNet Promoter Score
Net Promoter Score (NPS) was developed by Fred Reichheld in 2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Promoter for the history of NPS). NPS measures customer loyalty, but the power ...
Read MoreDurbin Amendment Is Here
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 seri...
Read MoreDurbin Amendment About To Be In Effect
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 th...
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