Category: Credit Card Fraud Protection
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09 December 2016
Chargebacks: What You Can Do to Prevent Those Pesky Charges
It’s important for merchants who need a high risk credit card processing account to be educated on the best practices in keeping their businesses secure. One question we often receive at Payline is about chargebacks – what are they, and what can I do to avoid them? We take a stab at the answers below. A chargeback …
30 November 2016
Holiday Security Concerns for Businesses That Accept Credit Cards
Payment volume at your business will likely see an uptick this holiday season and so will payment security concerns. More consumers and transactions are all the more reason why you need to secure how you accept credit cards. Here is the list of concerns you should think about this season followed by best practices you should …
21 November 2016
The Future of Accepting Credit Cards and Biometric Influence
Biometric influence continues to shape the way that businesses are accepting credit cards. In this blog, we’re sharing our top personal and industry resources to help guide your business into the rapidly-growing future of tech-based payments. Credit Card Brands Take New Payment Methods Around the World — Payline Blog, November 18, 2016 Credit card brands like MasterCard …
16 November 2016
Fraud Prevention: 5 Risky Behaviors That Threaten Security
Fact: credit card fraud is inevitable and the world is full of scammers. Reports show that approximately 41-percent of Americans have faced credit card fraud (including debit and prepaid cards). The news is full of stories of consumers and businesses falling victim to credit card fraud. There are a few easy solutions for fraud prevention, …
12 October 2016
Amazon Borrowing Old-School Marketing Tactics From Credit Card Brands
It wasn’t that long ago that credit card brands tried relentlessly to win the hearts of co-eds on campuses everywhere. Through promotional events and branded swag, college students were met with repeated attempts to make brand loyalists out of impressionable young minds. Today, Amazon is using a similar ploy with Amazon Prime accounts for undergraduates …
11 October 2016
The Internet of Things (IoT) changing how to accept credit card payments
It’s no secret that The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting a number of industries, but are you aware of how it’s revolutionizing the payments industry? Your familiarity with how to accept credit card payments has already begun to change in small ways that are making a big difference. These changes brought about by the …
10 October 2016
Accept Credit Card Payments Safely and Securely
Do you accept credit cards at your business? Are you sure that you’re accepting secure payments from your customers? You’ll want to read this to understand how the U.S. government is working to keep you and your customers protected from cyber crime. In February 2016, President Obama unleashed his action plan for national cybersecurity, what …
26 July 2016
Need High Risk Processing? Don’t Sweat It.
Do you know how to determine if you need high risk processing, and do you understand what that means for your business? In the world of payment processors, there are some businesses and industries that are considered risky, leading them to be labeled as high-risk accounts according to banking and legal regulations. These accounts are different …
25 July 2016
Don’t Let Issues with Credit Card Brands Spoil your Travels
There’s nothing worse than certain credit card brands being problematic while you’re on vacation. Sure it’s a lot worse to get your credit card stolen or not be able to access funds when you’re across the ocean on a whole new continent as opposed to just a couple of towns over, but regardless of where …
03 November 2015
Why E-commerce Merchants Are at High Risk of Fraud (and what to do about it)
Strategies for Reducing Online Fraud Risk It has been a month since the official EMV switch and everyone is watching closely to see how the transition will play out. Merchants that do not have EMV chip readers are now liable for all losses that result from cyber fraud so many are making the transition to …