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EMV Liability Shift: Explained

The EMV liability shift refers to the 2015 transfer of responsibility for fraudulent losses from the card brands to businesses in cases when the fraud occurred on an incorrectly processed chip card.
Christina Lavingia 9/24/2018 READ MORE
How to Calculate Your Credit Card Processing Effective Rate

When a business is considering taking credit card payments, there are several questions that should be answered before they select a partner, including the following:
Casey Russell 9/20/2018 READ MORE
Obtain Non-Payment Signatures With PayJunction’s Smart Terminal

Although the card brands have recently revised their requirements around signature authorization, signatures are still the best defense in the event of a chargeback dispute as long as you’re properly processing your payments. Additionally, there are numerous instances when businesses require non-payment signatures from customers. These include terms and conditions, disclosures, disclaimers, liability waivers, privacy agreements, HIPAA agreements, warranties, etc. In the medical industry alone, this can amount to dozens of forms related to billing, on-boarding, consent, prescriptions, lab reports and care agreements that must be physically stored or scanned and stored online.
Christina Lavingia 9/18/2018 READ MORE
What Is EMV Credit Card Processing?

EMV credit card processing entails a series of steps to authenticate a payment by ‘dipping’ or ‘inserting’ an EMV-chip card. To correctly process an EMV credit card, a level-3 EMV certified card reader is required.
Ursula Librizzi 9/13/2018 READ MORE
How to Read a Credit Card Processing Statement

When seeking an answer to this question, it’s vital to know that no two credit card processing statements are exactly the same. Statements vary among providers in regard to how sections are labeled, the order they appear in, the names — and shorthand — of different fees, etc.
Christina Lavingia 9/11/2018 READ MORE
How to Set Up Credit Card Processing for Small Business

You run a small business and are ready to take the next step: accepting credit cards. Congratulations! Whether this is your first business or a new venture you’re investing in, you might not be too familiar with credit card processing.
Ursula Librizzi 9/6/2018 READ MORE