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Understanding POS Security: Protecting Your Business and Customer Data

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Given this recent wave of cyberattacks, all small businesses must do their part to secure their Point of Sale (POS) systems from unauthorized parties. Don’t Allow Swiped Transactions You may want to avoid processing older magnetic stripe cards in favor of Near Field Communication (NFC) and EMV chip cards.

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Merchants, Online Fraud And The 3DS 2.0 Reset

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or “EMV 3DS”) has been a rocky road. The EMV 3DS is uniquely qualified to help merchants keep their chargeback rates down,” McCutcheon said. That] keeps them from getting in trouble with the card brands, and obviously avoids the significant costs that come along with fighting, investigating and resolving chargebacks.

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Giving Community Banks The Contactless Card Boost

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The contactless card opportunity for community banks stems from the expiration of first-generation EMV chip cards, she told Webster. In fact, in 2015, ICBA Bancard provided more than $800,000 in financial assistance to help its community bank clients prepare for first-gen EMV. Hip Contactless.

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Theory Of Payments Evolution: EMV Will Get Better With Age

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Such is the case with EMV — the chip that allows customers to pay with a credit card by inserting or “dipping” it into a point-of-sale (POS) card reader instead of swiping the old mag stripe. merchants are EMV-enabled. But fraud liability isn’t all that the EMV shift has changed.

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Understanding Credit Card Processing Fees for Merchants: How Much Does Processing Credit Cards Cost?

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The steps to process a credit card transaction Step 1: Authorization Request The process initiates when a customer presents their credit card for payment. The merchant’s point-of-sale (POS) system sends an authorization request to the acquiring bank (also known as the merchant bank) via a payment gateway.

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How to Find the Right Credit Card Terminal for Your Business

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These are referred to as “card-present” transactions, which basically just means the cardholder and credit card is physically present at the time of sale. For this type of transaction, your best payment terminal option would be a countertop point-of-sale (POS) model.

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xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle

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Instead of a dongle, micromerchants download an app which turns their NFC-enabled phone into a point of sale (POS) system in minutes. The POS is capable of doing business with anyone who has a contactless card or NFC-enabled smartphone. First, users can have a customer tap their EMV chip card directly on the phone.