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Industry Insights & Payment News
Where payments, compliance, and growth intersect. Explore insights on healthcare, telehealth, ecommerce, recurring revenue, and the infrastructure powering modern business.
Deep Dive: How QSRs Can Curb Chargeback Woes
How quick-service restaurants can reduce chargebacks. Common QSR dispute causes, friendly fraud patterns, and practical prevention strategies.
Merchant Services for CBD Merchants is Growing
Merchant services for CBD businesses are expanding. How banks are warming to hemp-derived products and what CBD merchants need to know about processing options.
Number of British Social Commerce Businesses Will Double in 2020
Social commerce businesses in the U.K. are projected to double. How selling through social media apps is growing and what it means for merchants.
Fast Food Restaurants Fighting Friendly Fraud
How fast food restaurants are fighting friendly fraud. Common dispute patterns in QSR, why they happen, and what restaurants can do to prevent them.
Visa and Mastercard Have Changed Their Dispute Resolution Process
How Visa and Mastercard changed their dispute resolution processes. Streamlined workflows, new reason codes, and what the updates mean for merchants.
ACH Could Become New Retail Payment Method
How ACH is expanding beyond enterprise finance into retail payments. Why merchants should consider ACH as a low-cost alternative to card processing.
What Going Cashless Means for High-Risk Merchant Accounts
What going cashless means for high-risk merchant accounts. How the shift to digital payments affects specialty businesses and their processing options.
Visa and Mastercard Lower Multilateral Interchange Fees in European Economic Union
Visa and Mastercard lowered multilateral interchange fees in the EU. What changed, which cross-border transactions are affected, and what merchants save.
Visa Tightens Its Requirements on Chargeback Ratios and Fraud Prevention
Visa is tightening chargeback ratio and fraud prevention requirements. New thresholds, monitoring programs, and what merchants need to do to stay compliant.
Cashless Societies: Which Countries Are Making The Switch?
Which countries are making the switch to cashless societies? How Sweden, China, and other nations are phasing out physical currency and what it means globally.