Monthly Archives: September 2009

New Visa credit card processing fees

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

Visa recently announced several new fees impacting merchant credit card processing costs. Continue reading →

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IRS and Merchant Accounts

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

I find it to be a bit troubling that First Data agrees to allow the IRS to go through merchant records. Continue reading →

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Friendly Fraud Isn’t!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

Friendly fraud isn’t friendly and the problem is increasing. Continue reading →

Posted in chargeback, credit card fraud, fraud trends, merchant | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

PCI Hard to Justify?

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

At least one blogger thinks PCI compliance is hard to justify. I disagree. Continue reading →

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PCI Compliance – Do it or cease doing business

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

By October, 2010 any merchant that is not PCI compliant will be de-certified and must stop accepting cards. Continue reading →

Posted in Fraud Prevention Strategies, fraud trends, merchant, PCI Compliance, Security Standard | Tagged , | 4 Comments