If you’re an iPhone user, you’ve no doubt explored a zillion cases and additions to your beloved device.  From custom-carved wooden backs to hot pink protectors, the iPhone is one of the more augmented and personalized devices around. While I love a good wooden iPhone backing, the case I read about today is potentially far more influential (and worth even more money!). iCache Geode is an elegant solution to the problem of mobile payments –
A few years back, it seemed inconceivable that the trust of cold hard cash, or the VISA/MasterCard/AMEX stamp of approval, could be replicated by an online equivalent. If you couldn’t touch it or feel it, it was hard to imagine our everyday methods of payment being usurped. Fast forward a few years (and a few hundred million smart phone user) to 2012, and the landscape is surprisingly different! Not only are people paying for their
When it comes to building trust with your customers online, nothing is more comforting than those cool green letters in the top left of your browser bar: While security is a critical component of accepting credit cards online, it’s not always easy to perform at a high level – especially if you are active on your website adding new features, pages, and tools to attract and enrich your audience. A Few Tricks for WordPress Users
If the goal of your website is to make sales, you need to ensure the process at the checkout is clear, secure and answers common concerns or questions.
When starting out, PayPal can be a great option. But once you start processing decent amounts of money, you’ll get a better deal with a merchant account provider. To give you an idea of just how much you can save, use Fee Fighter’s PayPal calculator. For example, if your total monthly volume is $20,000 and average transaction is $100, your PayPal fees will be $530/month compared with an average merchant account fee of $468.48/month. Over
PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance applies to all organizations and merchants regardless of size or number of transactions. In place since 2005, it protects credit card data from hacking and fraud. You can view the standards here. One card provider, Visa, categorizes merchants into four levels based on transaction volume over a 12-month period. Merchant Level 1 – processing over $6m/year Merchant Level 2 – processing $1-6 million/year Merchant Level 3 – merchant processing 20,000
When selecting a merchant account, security is uber important. OK – you know this already. You need to make sure your software can’t be hacked with malicious code and your customer’s vital details stolen. Not only are security plugins and complex passwords a key part of the process, you also need a properly managed host. With MerchantPlus, you can upgrade to the Authorize.Net Advanced Fraud Detection Suite™ (AFDS). This is a set of customizable, rules-based
I’d be willing to bet my next paycheck that if you’re reading this article, you’ve probably done your fair share of shopping using that small, rectangular piece of plastic that fits so snugly in your wallet. Credit cards have revolutionized our purchasing power. They are extremely simple to use- just swipe and sign or type and click. And as easy as they are to use, they can be dangerous if the information they carry ends
Business owners today understand the value of credit card processing. The more common means of acceptance generally include the traditional physical terminal for card-present transactions, and of course the widely used virtual terminal for internet sales. Now, the cellular technology that became so popular throughout the last decade is available for credit card processing. Wireless Processing is revolutionizing the credit card industry the same way cell phones revolutionized the age-old telephone industry. Wireless terminals are
Frustrated by the dearth of flattering leotards on the market, dancer Yumiko Takeshima started her own line of customized dancewear in 2003 and has since developed a loyal following of fans around the world. The company, Yumiko, has experienced double digit growth solely on Internet and phone orders. Yumiko also owes much of its success to its network of almost two hundred YumiGirls, a community of Yumiko fans who sell the product to other dancers
