Category Archives: Credit card

Mobile Payment Apps not PCI compliant?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Tom Mahoney

There has been a flurry of discussion in the payment industry blogs about the current and future state of mobile payments, the Square in particular. Continue reading →

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Chargeback Reason Codes

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Tom Mahoney

From time to time, someone gets a chargeback and don’t understand the chargeback codes. Here’s the Visa and Mastercard list. Continue reading →

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Are you ready for an increase in credit card fraud?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

US merchants, are you ready for an increase in fraud? It will happen after October. Continue reading →

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Is the Credit Card Fraud Rate really Down?

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

Some recent reports are saying that credit card fraud has dropped. Continue reading →

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Fifth Third aims to prevent card fraud?

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

This is such a simple concept I have to wonder why it hasn’t been done before. Continue reading →

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