We just received notice that the “Bank Id” code will be changing for all our customers using Mercury Payment Systems for credit card processing. Everyone using Mercury Payment Systems should change their documentation to reflect the new Bank ID to prevent further delay and embarrassment for the first voice authorization needed. A better solution is […]
Now may be the perfect time to upgrade your system.
It seems that we just finished investing in technology when “something new” comes around the corner, many times more often than any of us can justify the cost to change. Of course, the longer we wait the more difficult and costly the change. Moving too quickly can otherwise be too expensive. With the release of […]
Don’t become a “Target” for Credit Card Thieves
Target has announced that 40 million credit cards have been breached this holiday season. For Target, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time and will have far reaching consequences of heavy penalties, a loss of consumer confidence and perhaps more importantly a loss of competitive advantage. It will be next year until we hear […]
Can you be without a Credit Card Reader for a month?
During the Holidays? The good news is that the new P2Pe Credit Card processing has the added security of encrypted transmission of credit card information. This is accomplished with an encryption key that is hard coded into the devices: the UIC PP795 and the encrypted IDTech Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR). The bad news is that […]
What does PCI really mean?
One of the frustrations in dealing with the PCI – DSS compliance is the lack of clear definitions. Unfortunately, the ambiguities of the standard make it hard for a retailer to understand different card processing offerings and how it directly affects their security costs. This article tries to relate the industry standard to the various […]
