Archive for author: Melissa Roberts

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Data Breaches

Lessons from the JPMorgan breach The evolution of the recent JPMorgan Chase & Co. data breach that compromised tens of millions of customer details raises more questions than answers. As a follow-up to the ...

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Merchant Account Checkup

With years of experience behind you, your business should be running like a well-oiled machine. That’s not always the case. As a business continues to grow, the owners sometimes get so tied up in the day-...

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Introducing PTS Paynow: Accept credit cards anywhere on Your iphone, android, blackberry or tablet.

Accept Credit Cards Anywhere On Your Smartphone or Tablet Swipe credit cards anywhere and get paid Now! Say “YES” I accept credit cards! With PTS PayNow: Take control of how you SELL your merchandis...

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7 ways to reduce chargebacks

A chargeback, also known as a reversal, is when a buyer asks their credit card issuer to reverse a transaction after it has been completed. Chargebacks are initiated by your customer’s credit card issuer....

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I want to accept credit cards for my business, now what?

I Want To Accept Credit Cards For My Business, Now What? Your Business is here. You have painstakingly organized every aspect of your new business. You made sure your marketing is in place, your website is up a...

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Ever Increasing Industry Risk

The fact is, that the business of processing bankcard transactions continues to prove itself to be riskier and costlier as time and technology advances. The continued “globalization” of the card br...

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Payment Transaction Systems LLC launches new website.

I’d like to thank Amy Micheals and her IT group for their excellent effort and results in launching the Payment Transaction Systems LLC website.  These good people have proven themselves to be extremely t...

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Stories You May Have Missed in the Payments Industry Wrap

Mobile payments will approach $1 trillion by 2015 in the United States if retailers receive lower payment-processing fees based on a more efficient system, according to projections by International Telecom Stra...