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Payment Security: Everything You Need to Know About Secure Payments

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Learn More Payment Security Fundamentals Merchants hold a lot of sensitive data when processing transactions, and if not properly safeguarded, hackers could wreak havoc. How to Comply with Payment Security Standards The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, or PCI DSS , are the North Star for payment processing security.

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Best 2022 Guide to Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits

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In addition to online payments, if an organization wants to accept offline donations via credit cards, a merchant account is used alongside a hand-held credit card reader.  A card association is a group of banks that sets the terms for all credit card transactions.