My Merchant Account Blog

Merchant Accounts

• First Data Might Be Over Charging Merchants
• Changing Merchant Account Providers
• Merchant Accounts and Electronic Payment Gateways
• Your Merchant Account and Your Growing Business
• The Players in an E-Commerce Transaction
• Let Me Use Your Merchant Account
• Getting Your Money
• Merchant Account Reviews
• Debit Cards on the Internet
• Chargebacks Are Not Worth Fighting
• Some Basic Merchant Account Fees
• Manually Processing Credit Cards
• Level I, Level II, Level III Data
• Looking for a Cheaper Merchant Account Provider
• Merchant Accounts Agreements
• Merchant Account Fraud
• Credit Card Logos
• Code 10 Calls
• Fighting Fraud in your E-Commerce Store
• Preventing Online Fraud
• Adding a Surcharge to a Credit Card Transaction
• How Credit Card Numbers Are Determined
• Should I have my own Merchant Account
• What makes a good receipt
• What is the TMF List or better known as MATCH
• Selling Downloadable Goods
• It is My Merchandise and Services Its My Money or Is It
• Visa and MasterCard Defined
• Choosing a United States Merchant Account
• Verified By Visa-MasterCard Secure Code-Things You Should Know
• Multiple Merchant Accounts
• Who is the worst merchant account provider
• How Does a Credit Card Transaction Get Processed
• Some Ways to Help Internet Merchants Reduce Fraud and Chargebacks
• Merchant Account Fees

Electronic Payment Gateways

• Relying on Recurring Billing
• Electronic Payment Gateways Compared
• Application Programming Interface - API
• Electronic Payment Gateway-The Start of a Transaction
• Electronic Payment Gateways Explained

Miscellaneous

• Card Verification Value - Card Verification Code - Card Identification Number
• Merchant Account Resources Directory
• Our Grand Opening
• First Data and The Future
• Internet Payment Service Providers
• Standards for Country Codes
• IRS Seeks Data from Payment Processor
• Using and Accepting Gift Cards
• Credit Transaction
• How to Handle a Large Order
• People Sending One Cent via Paypal
• Merchandise Not Received
• Merchant Direct Access Service
• Merchant Accounts and Cash Advances
• Yahoo Merchant Solutions
• Subscription Based Websites
• Microsoft Frontpage MVP
• Ways to Prevent Spam

PCI DSS - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

• PCI Myths
• Maintain an Information Security Policy
• Regularly Monitor and Test Networks
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
• Implement Strong Access Control Measures
• Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
• Protect Cardholder Data
• PCI Compliancy is an Ongoing Process
• MasterCard and the PCI Data Security Standard

Security

• Cardholder Data and Sensitive Authentication Data Elements
• Build and Maintain a Secure Network
• Winning the PCI Compliancy War
• Breaking Down the Levels of PCI DSS
• The Security of Your Customers
• Payment Application Best Practices from Visa
• MasterCard Security Card Features
• Visa Credit Card Security Features

In the News

• First Data Terminates More Employees
• Stores and Carts Master
• Payment Processing Recommendation and Integrating
• Certified E-Commerce Guru
• First Data Named as Global Cards Processor of the Year

Chargebacks

• Chargeback Ratios
• Non Receipt of Goods or Services Chargeback Codes
• Cancelled or Returned Chargeback Codes
• Authorization Error Codes for Chargebacks
• Fraud Codes for Chargebacks
• Non Receipt of Information Chargebacks
• Sell Your Chargebacks

Quantum Gateway

• Reducing Fraudulent Transactions in ECommerce with the Quantum Gateway
• Vetting the Transaction - More Options
• Vetting the Transaction - Verified by Visa and MasterCard Secure Code
• Vetting the Transaction - GeoIP
• Vetting the Transaction - Calling Your Customer
• Vetting the Transaction - Card Verification Value or Card Identification Number
• Vetting the Transaction - Address Verification Service
• The Quantum Gateway

LinkPoint Gateway

• Alternative Merchant Account Reseller for LinkPoint, YourPay, and First Data Global Gateway
• AVS Response Codes from LinkPoint API
• Credit Card Testing Numbers
• The LinkPoint Gateway

Web Hosting and Design

• Best Practices in Electronic Payment Processing for Web Hosts
• Microsoft Expression Web Designer
• Do I Do It Myself
• Do I Need a Web Site
• Own your Own Domain Name

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