We wish all of our clients a wonderful and prosperous New Year. We are excited about our development schedule for the coming year. This year we are directing our attention to providing you with better tools for customer management. Scheduled for release this year: Loyalty Program – A new Loyalty module will be […]
Why Mercury Payment Systems?
A core philosophy at Smyth Retail is to provide as many open system solutions so our clients aren’t locked into proprietary hardware, software, supplies or services and can retain a competitive buying position. In this case, we are well supported by Datacap Systems, who has been our credit card processing partner since the 1980s. While […]
Beware of Ransom-ware!
One of the newer and more infuriating viruses on the Internet now are called “ransom-ware”. We recently had a client who was infected with a virus called “CryptoWall” which is a Trojan Horse virus that can enter your network via an email or a pop-up on an infected website. However, ransom-ware is particularly frustrating because […]
PCI Data Security Standards – Myths & Merchant Responsibilities
This article by Mercury Payment Systems provides a clear and concise summary of how retailers can slay the PCI monster. We strongly recommend using Mercury’s SecureAssist® or a similar service from your bankcard processor to help you get and stay compliant: the $100,000 in breach assistance alone is worth a small monthly fee. PCI […]
The EMV Credit Card Mandate – What it is and what it isn’t.
Abstract: As we near the October 15, 2015 credit card processing mandate (see below) to switch to the global credit card processing standard called EMV, it’s important to understand what it is as well as what it isn’t. EMV isn’t mandated by PCI nor does it need to be implemented to remain PCI compliant. However, […]
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