Posts by Jason Rabago
Secure Payment Processing 101
Key Takeaways Secure payment processing is crucial for merchants to protect customer data and prevent fraud. Key factors for secure payment processing include authentication, confidentiality, and integrity of transactions. Different methods of secure payment processing include SSL encryption, TLS encryption, tokenization, 3-D Secure, and P2PE. Merchants should adopt a multilayer security strategy and choose a…
Read More7 Ways Small Businesses Can Rise Above Inflation
As a small business owner, you’re always looking for ways to keep your bottom line in the black. But with inflation in the United States reaching 8.5 percent last month – the highest rate since 1981 – that’s becoming increasingly challenging. Combine inflation with the COVID-19 income loss and supply-chain difficulties, and profitability and viability…
Read MoreSurcharges vs. Convenience Fee: What’s the Difference?
High-risk merchants can expect to pay more in credit card fees than their low-risk counterparts. One way to reduce the cost of merchant processing is to assess a surcharge or convenience fee on transactions – but what’s the difference between the two? In this blog post, we’ll break down the differences between these two types…
Read More5 Tips for Finding Your Payment Partner
As a merchant, do you shudder at the thought of credit card fees and interchange rates? If you’re like most business owners, you want to keep your costs as low as possible so you can focus on what you do best – running your business. That’s where payment processors can be beneficial. By finding the…
Read MorePayment Technology Creates Healthy Patient Relationships
We’ve all received a mailed billing statement from our healthcare provider that made us angry and confused. Ancient procedures still dominate the healthcare industry, and providers are long overdue for an upgrade. Disconnects like this put patient loyalty and satisfaction at risk for providers and hospitals. Throughout this post, we’ll discuss how adopting contactless healthcare…
Read More3 Payment Trends to Watch
Payment trends are a powerful signal of how businesses and consumers respond to fundamental global changes in technology, demographics, policy, and the economy. Payments have become not only digitalized but global on scales we’ve never seen before. As we wrap up 2021, here are three payment trends to watch: AI FinTech is beginning to embrace…
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