Sibos 2020, the world’s largest financial services conference, was held virtually this year from October 5-8. The theme this time was “Driving the evolution of smart finance.” As usual, the conference served as a platform for the global finance community to have stimulating discussions and exchange ideas. Seven key themes for payments jumped out at…
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Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year of disruption. It remains a challenging time for many, but as life with COVID-19 settles into a more routine experience, merchants are searching for more options to help keep their customers safe, their products available, and the economy moving. Around the world, merchants are responding to the…
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From a top-level view, setting up a payment processing system seems like a straightforward process.
For the most part, you’ll have to create a merchant account and get approved. When customers make card-based payments, you submit the transaction details to the payment processor, the issuing bank…
When I first learned how to do payroll, one thought kept flowing through my mind: “Holy expletive, this is a lot of numbers to keep track of.”
The company I worked for had several classifications and each caused the employee to be paid a little differently. Some...
Every business knows the importance of recurring revenue, but what about the importance of recurring payments?
Though the concept of recurring payments is straightforward, small businesses often don’t think of them as a viable payment method, often because of concerns about how to implement them and how...
Have you ever felt the pressure to become a homeowner? If so, you’re not alone. Even if you haven’t been encouraged into homeownership directly, you may have felt the pressure in subtle ways — from commercials, listening to friends talk about their mortgages and even from driving past those Open House signs on...