Matt Williams Last updated: 11 April 2022 Mastercard is reportedly applying to file over a dozen NFT patents and metaverse related trademarks in the United States. Some of the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) applications can be viewed here and here. One document describes the application as pertaining to: Processing of virtual credit … Continue reading MasterCard to Process Card Payments in the Metaverse
Debit Vs. Credit Card Spending Rose During Holidays For COVID Lockdown Categories by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 28, 2022 Despite supply-chain slowdowns and record out-of-stock warnings during the 2021 holiday season, U.S. consumer spending on credit and debit cards from the week of Thanksgiving through the week of Christmas for 2021 rose 22%, … Continue reading Debit Vs. Credit Card Spending Rose During Holidays For COVID Lockdown Categories
David DeCorte November 21, 2020 The holidays are now upon us. Of course, against the backdrop of COVID-19, we’re looking at a season unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Unsurprisingly, many consumers are opting to do the bulk of their shopping online. But, while skipping out on the crowds and the chaos at the mall … Continue reading Protect Your Business Against Gift Card Fraud This Holiday Season
Sandra Wrobel-Konior November 12, 2020 Chargebacks were created to protect customers’ rights, but that doesn’t mean that its main goal is to hurt merchants. Did you know that you, as a merchant, also have chargeback rights? Card networks, such as Visa and Mastercard, provide rules and regulations that protect you from fraudulent activity, including friendly … Continue reading Credit Card Chargebacks: Merchants’ Rights
Arte Levy — June 27, 2019 — June 27, 2019 By now you’ve probably heard about Chase’s plans to issue over 100 million contactless Visa cards by year end. You may even have one already. Most of the major banks are following suit, beginning to invest in reissuing contactless cards to their cardholders. And so … Continue reading 100,000,000 (and One) Reasons to Jump on the Contactless Card Marketing Bandwagon
Choncé Maddox — June 17, 2019 — June 17, 2019 No matter what type of business you run, accepting credit card payments is strongly recommended. When I was 18, I used to work at a minimum wage telemarketing job where I’d call small business owners to persuade them to buy our company’s credit card processing … Continue reading Why You Should Accept Credit Card Payments Despite Processing Fees
Meredith Wood — November 2, 2018 Follow @fundera — November 2, 2018 mastersenaiper / Pixabay Financing your small business is never a process anyone would define as “fun.” Even if you’ve gotten lucky with a good loan at a fantastic interest rate, you still probably hate seeing money go out the door every month to … Continue reading Is it a Good Idea to Finance a Business With a Credit Card?
Avinash Nair — July 18, 2018 Follow @AviNair52 — July 18, 2018 Americans love plastic, especially when it comes to shopping. 78% of consumers say that they would rather buy with a card than cash, and doing so typically leads to a larger purchase. Accepting credit card payments is basically a requirement for all businesses … Continue reading How SMBs Can Avoid the Major Risks Involved with Credit Card Transactions
Peter Daisyme — July 6, 2018 — July 6, 2018 jarmoluk / Pixabay If you hope to be competitive in the current marketplace, you have no choice but to start accepting credit card payments. However, many small businesses aren’t as prepared as they ought to be in order to manage this function. Is that your … Continue reading Accepting Credit Card Payments: A Small Business Owners Guide
Georg Richter — June 25, 2017 — June 25, 2017 Mediamodifier / Pixabay A cardinal rule when it comes to online subscription sales: Never cancel a subscription order because a payment card transaction fails. Cards are declined for many reasons. They expire, they get stolen, they fall out of back pockets, and, yes, customers often … Continue reading When Is the Right Time to Break the Credit Card Chain? Try Never.
