Archive for October, 2005
ATM FEE FOR GETTING NOTHING
I had never heard of this charge before. It doesn't come as a surprise, as banks now make more from fees than they do from interest. Just another way to add money to the bottom line at the expens...
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October 28th, 2005
MSN Money - How to dispute a credit card purchase
Here is a great article about the responsible way to dispute a credit card charge. Many consumers don't know that if they make a chargeback, the merchant will mo...
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October 27th, 2005
SMP Releases Internet Payment Gateway Study
October 24, 2005 (Omaha) - Strategic Management Partners (SMP) announced today that it has released an ...
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October 25th, 2005
If you've been reading the news over the past few years, you may remember that Walmart has sued Visa and MasterCard several times. While most people don't remember or care about what Walmart was suing over, corporate lawsuits are about as common as people, the effects of these lawsuits probably have...
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October 24th, 2005
American Express sues over topless club tab - U.S. Business - MSNBC.com
$241,000 is a pretty large tab for a strip club. This will be interesting to see which party wins.
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October 21st, 2005
Card verification numbers, known as CVV, CVV2, CID, CVC, are printed 3 or 4 digit numbers on credit cards that are not encoded in the magnetic strip on the back of the card. Card ...
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October 20th, 2005
To accept credit cards on your website you will need a merchant account. Before you ever go to apply for a merchant account for your website, make sure your site will meet the requirements to setup a merchant account.
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October 19th, 2005
Having a secure website is one of the most important aspects of owning an ecommerce website. A secure website allows your customers to enter and transmit their information over the internet securely. The misconception that most people have, is that a secure (SSL) connection is all that is needed to ...
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October 18th, 2005
Many business owners that I talk to appear to be interested in bundled processing rates. A great deal less are interested after finding out exactly what a bundled rate is, and isn't. Bundled rates can be great for some business and terrible for others.
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October 14th, 2005
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October 14th, 2005
