Merchant Solutions for the B2B Marketplace

A B2B Payments and Accounts Receivable Perspective 1 – We spend a great deal of time educating our B2B merchants on the “dangers” and high costs of having a merchant account that is underwritten for a retail merchant and using retail processing methods.  The two...

We are what we live. In 1994, our infant son was paralyzed by an entiral virus.  In the blink of an eye – Sam went from healthy 13-month old to C-7 quadriplegic.  A rare complication from a common virus - official diagnosis: post-infectious encephalomyelitis. The...

The interchange fee –the largest single cost portion within the overall cost of a single credit card transaction can be a confusing concept.  But a firm grasp is essential for an overall understanding of B2B payment processing costs for purchasing cards and commercial...

Time to stop dragging your merchant feet.  An EMV credit card processing equipment upgrade is on the docket, and although US credit card issuers have been slow to get chip cards out there – I assure you – they’re coming.  In addition, major card brands are pushing EMV...

Large successful for profit companies do not inspire sympathy when marketing strategies go awry, stocks drop, or well, for much of anything really.  But seriously, what's with the American Express (Amex) animosity? (check out Dave Danforth's Boston Fee Party Put Amex...

EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa - and represents the founding entities of a global card security standard - already widely adopted "abroad" - using chip card technology for both contact and contactless transactions.  Cardholder verification...

We first briefed you on pending antitrust litigation launched by retailers against the card brands Visa, MasterCard and American Express and brought on by the US Justice Department back in October 2010.   Visa and MasterCard settled the class action suit in mid 2012...