#SeoTips The pandemic-induced shift to online and contactless payments has been a boon for credit card providers and their sales agents. The industry depends on those agents, called “independent sales organizations” — ISOs — to market payment se...

#SeoTips In September 2020, Mastercard announced the expansion of its Digital First Card Program. Introduced in 2019, the program is a series of systems, procedures, and technologies that enable credit card info to be downloaded directly to a mob...

In July Apple acquired Mobeewave, a relatively unknown payments-technology startup in Montreal, Canada for, reportedly, $100 million. For nine years, Mobeewave has been developing technology to convert conventional smartphones into payment-accep...

Many brick-and-mortar merchants have implemented tap-to-pay systems during the pandemic. Customers and employees, fearing the spread of the coronavirus, are wary of handling cash and coins. Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and Lululemon have recently ban...

Credit card processing fees are a longstanding pain for merchants. This post is the first in a series in which I’ll answer common payment questions. I won’t shy away from controversy, and I’ll explain how processing fees are derived and passed t...

American Express announced last month that the number of merchants accepting its card is roughly the same as Visa and Mastercard. Given that American Express has a reputation for being prohibitively expensive for merchants, achieving parity with ...