What Does The Global Payments Security Breach Mean For You?
If you’ve been paying attention to the news this week, you may have read about a security breach of credit card information at the processor Global Payments. But you probably haven’t heard much of...
View ArticleNew Fees Starting April 1
With a mere 36 days notice, Visa is imposing another fee category on acquirers. Starting April, 2012, Visa will roll out the Fixed Acquirer Network Fee (FANF) which will have a noticeable effect on...
View ArticleRevisiting Visa FANF
Just last month, we told you about the newly imposed Visa Fixed Acquirer Network Fee (FANF). Introduced by Visa in response to the Durbin Amendment, FANF is affecting merchants and the payment...
View ArticleMasterCard Adds a New Fee
A month ago, we told you about the new fee coming your way courtesy of Visa: the Fixed Acquirer Network Fee. Now, in response to the Durbin Debit laws, MasterCard is making some changes as well. So,...
View ArticleBackoff Point-of-Sale Malware Alert
On July 31, 2014 the US-CERT issued an alert pertaining to Point of Sale malware dubbed “Backoff”, which enables attackers to extract consumer payment data. Attackers are using publicly available tools...
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