Payment gateway vs. Payment processor: What’s the difference?
Payment gateway. Payment processor. Same thing? Not even close. Even experienced executives can...
Your POS is a growth strategy, not just a place to pay.
It's one of the most important technology decisions your business will ever make. Too often,...
Does 3D Secure have a reputation problem?
Spend enough time talking to merchants and you’ll hear the same concern over and over. Turn on...
Is your merchant statement harder to read than a medical chart?
If you run a medical clinic, dental practice, pharmacy, or other healthcare organization, you're...
Your processing statement is trying to tell you something.
What are you missing? Have I talked about this subject more than almost anything else? Probably....
Have you ever hesitated before paying in a foreign currency?
Everyone has. Research shows that 98% of online shoppers prefer to pay in their own currency when...
What happens when AI starts clicking “buy now”?
ChatGPT is redefining everything from how half the internet gets written to how you can enjoy...
What is the most expensive payment gateway mistake?
Failing to ask the right questions before you choose. As new gateway platforms enter the market,...
The card number is losing its importance. Why?
The payment industry's focal point is the card number. Whether it's a business asking a customer...
You cut risk costs. Then the losses arrived.
Risk is never simple. Even describing it this way is an oversimplification. Fraud tools cost...
Data quality is replacing rate negotiation.
Visa has recently made changes to its Level 2 and Level 3 enhanced data programs for commercial...
Why 1% more approvals may matter more than 10% more traffic.
Executives obsess over acquisition while overlooking acceptance. Boosting payment acceptance by a...
Patients don’t care why their Health Savings Account card was declined.
they only know the payments didn’t work.
Because that’s how we have always done it.
Companies cling to fragmented payment stacks, spreadsheets, legacy gateways, separate fraud tools,...
The end of multi-gateway chaos.
Author Caroline Banton What if you only needed one? If you are a merchant who uses Elavon...