Mobile payments via amazon?
RUMOR: AMAZON TO DEBUT MOBILE CREDIT CARD READER IN AUGUST BY DAVID MURPHY JULY 27, 2014 07:24PM EST Watch out, Square and PayPal: Here (presumably) comes the online juggernaut. Mobile payments are all the rage nowadays. At least, it seems as if you can pick up one those “help all of your friends who only use credit cards pay you back for the dinner you just bought” card readers from a [...]
Credit and payment security
CREDIT AND PAYMENT SECURITY: A CYCLE OF GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS It was good news. In July 2013, federal prosecutors in the United States brought indictments against members of a sophisticated Russian syndicate. The gang members were charged with stealing and selling more than 160 million credit card numbers from JCPenney, 7-Eleven, JetBlue, Heartland Payment Systems, Carrefour (in France), and one of the world’s largest credit and debit processing [...]
Alternative to EMV
Alternative to EMV? This short video: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3049018015001/company-creates-card-that-combats-target-like-hacking/?intcmp=related#sp=show-clips Is it the answer to security for credit card transactions through Epic One? EMV will help with counterfeit cards. Is Epic One the answer? Here’s their site: http://www.epicone.com/
Awaken
Honored to support: Awaken is an organization devoted to ending sex trafficking in Nevada. From their website: Our Mission Awaken is a local faith-based non-profit organization. Our mission is to increase awareness and education surrounding the issue of commercial sexual exploitation. We also provide housing and restoration for its victims. Our Vision Awaken acts to transform our community with the ultimate goal of eradicating commercial sexual exploitation. We aim for [...]
Can i get a credit card with poor credit?
Can i get a credit card with poor credit? By Jeanine Skowronski Published July 24, 2014 Dear Credit Card Adviser, I have been applying for secured and unsecured credit cards as a way to rebuild credit. I keep getting denied because of unpaid medical bills. Are there credit cards that someone with poor credit can qualify for? — Natalie Dear Natalie, Getting an unsecured credit card may prove difficult, depending on [...]
Eta urges isos to self regulate
ETA Urges ISOs To Self-Regulate BY ED MCKINLEY JUL 23, 2014 3:28pm ET LOMBARD, Ill.—The Justice Department’s Operation Choke Point isn’t really about combatting fraud, says Jason Oxman, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association. Federal regulators simply don’t like high-risk merchants, such as payday lenders and guns dealers, he says. To crack down on that type of retailer, the DOJ and other federal agencies are increasing their regulatory scrutiny of [...]
Card data breach @ Goodwill
CARD DATA BREACH @GOODWILL Banks: Card Breach at Goodwill Industries Source: KrebsonSecurity 7/21/2014 Heads up, bargain shoppers: Financial institutions across the country report that they are tracking what appears to be a series of credit card breaches involving Goodwill locations nationwide. For its part, Goodwill Industries International Inc. says it is working with the U.S. Secret Service on an investigation into these reports. Headquartered in Rockville, Md., Goodwill Industries International, Inc. is a network of 165 independent agencies in [...]
Who is Jeremy Ochsner?
CEO, Stillwater Payments | Helping clients reduce processing fees and avoid rate increases and egregious lease schemes