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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

Stax

Here are the inside details about what defines a payment solutions provider, how processing works, the credit card processing fees , risks, and more. TL;DR There are several parties involved in credit card processing. They include: the merchant, cardholder, card associations, acquiring bank, issuing bank, and payment processor.

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Looking for the Best Payment Gateway? Here’s How to Choose the Right One

Stax

A payment gateway is a tool that allows merchants to authenticate and receive payments from their customers electronically. A physical POS terminal requires customers to insert, swipe, or tap their cards on the machine. Interchange-plus pricing – Involves interchange fees and card association fees plus an agreed markup.

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PSD2 Strong Customer Authentication – 3 Reasons to Include SMS

FICO

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen several articles and seen and heard many comments that are positively crowing about the demise of SMS as a factor for PSD2 Strong Customer Authentication. 1 It Is a Permissible Authentication Method for PSD2. Here are 3 reasons why it still needs to be part of your SCA strategy.

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IDEX Biometrics joins Asia Pacific Smart Card Association

The Paypers

(The Paypers) IDEX Biometrics , a provider of fingerprint identification and authentication solutions has reinforced its commitment to the Asia Pacific market by signing as a member of the Asia Pacific Smart Card Association.

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Payment Security: Everything You Need to Know About Secure Payments

Stax

How do two-factor authentication and “3-D secure” protect payment information? Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds additional layers of security by requiring additional verification during the transaction process. You must also follow PCI DSS guidelines to protect payment card information and keep your payment systems up to date.

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What is a Chargeback Analyst?

Fi911

This professional typically collaborates with financial institutions, payment processors, and card associations to represent the merchant’s interests. The duties performed by a chargeback analyst include: Probing into the authenticity of claims or disputes that result in chargebacks.

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Reconciling consent in PSD2 and GDPR - Exclusive interview with CA Technologies

The Paypers

(The Paypers) James Rendell, CA Technologies : With the PSD2 regulation and new rules from card associations, authentication has become the brightest target on the ecommerce radar