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Go Green! 5 Ways to Make Your Payment Processing Methods More Sustainable
On Wednesday, April 22, more than 192 countries across the globe will celebrate the 45th annual Earth Day, an event that promotes awareness and support of environmental protection. As a business owner,...
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Can Social Media Predict the Future of Mobile Payments?
Social media has emerged as a major influence on the mobile payment processing landscape. Payment service providers, financial institutions and merchants are monitoring online conversations and...
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Entrepreneur: Everything Your Business Needs to Know About the EMV Mandate
Tami Cohorst, Abtek’s Vice President, was recently featured on Entrepreneur.com, a prominent online resource for business development news. New and major credit card processing procedures are set to...
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Four Common Misconceptions About PCI Compliance
The cost of not maintaining PCI DDS compliance can be huge, especially when it comes to data breaches and fraud. Unfortunately, many merchants don’t fully understand everything involved with PCI...
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Trying to Grow Your Small Business? Merchant Service Providers Can Help
Today, the ability to process credit cards is essential for the success of any business, regardless of size. According to a Javelin study, approximately 66% of all in-store purchases are made with...
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5 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your POS System
An outdated point-of-sale (POS) system may not only be holding your business back, but endangering your customers as well. Many retailers, however, are reluctant to upgrade their payment processing...
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Cheat Sheet: A Quick Reference Guide to Payment Processing Buzzwords
Payment security is at an all time low and as a result, the payment industry is in process of getting a much-needed overhaul. With this rapid implementation of new rules, processes and technology,...
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Merchants are at Risk, Too! Here’s How to Keep your Data Safe Online
We always stress the importance of having secure payment processing solutions so that you can ensure a positive shopping experience for your customers. But don’t forget: You and your business are...
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The People Want Plastic
Gone are the days when “cash-only” was a good business plan. In this day and age, plastic is the payment option of choice. And where there’s plastic, there’s a need for a payment processing system....
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Don’t Let “Friendly Fraud” Chargebacks Hurt Your Bottom Line
“Friendly fraud” isn’t so friendly. It’s a type of fraud that is quickly becoming a major problem for merchants across the globe. Friendly fraud, also called friendly fraud chargebacks or cyber...
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Mobile Tech: The Future of Loyalty Marketing Programs
Mobile wallets are steadily inching their way into the mainstream. With the technology now readily available (and affordable) and the security stigma fading, consumers are finally jumping on board. In...
View ArticleGet Your EMV Questions Answered at Our Upcoming Seminar!
Please join us Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Milford Presbyterian Church to learn how the October 1st EMV compliance deadline will affect businesses and consumers. Hosted in partnership with the Huron...
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Can Social Media Predict the Future of Mobile Payments?
Social media has emerged as a major influence on the mobile payment processing landscape. Payment service providers, financial institutions and merchants are monitoring online conversations and...
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How to Minimize “Friendly Fraud” Chargebacks
With the EMV Mandate, data breaches, and POS innovations, merchants have enough to worry about when it comes to how they handle the way their customers pay. Which is why one particular strain of...
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The EMV “Chip Card” Countdown Begins
We are now less than 90 days until the EMV liability shift. Come October 1st, if your business isn’t prepared with EMV “chip card”-compatible processing equipment, you could be liable for losses due to...
View ArticleDigital Transactions: Don’t Let the Scourge of ‘Friendly Fraud’ Hurt Your...
Tami Cohorst, Abtek’s Vice President, was recently featured on Digital Transactions, an online business publication focusing on trends in the electronic exchange of value. You may have heard the term,...
View ArticlePaymentsSource: Tami Cohorst Explains How “Social ‘Buy’ Buttons Are More...
Abtek VP Tami Cohorst recently appeared in PaymentsSource to discuss the nuances around social “buy now” buttons and what the consequences of this innovation mean for the industry. Tami explains:...
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Paper Gift Certificates are SO 1995!
The old school paper gift certificates not only look unprofessional, but they can be easily damaged or lost and their uses are limited. Today’s “stored value cards” have the capability to do so much...
View ArticleFeatured on Entrepreneur: Tami Cohorst Discusses Mobile Loyalty Programs
Vice President of Abtek, Tami Cohorst, recently discussed mobile wallets and the future of mobile loyalty programs on Entrepreneur, a prominent online resource for business development news. She...
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Is it Time to Break up with Your Credit Card Processor?
Not all credit card processors are the same. Some processors are truly dedicated to your business’s success while others–well, let’s just say they have other priorities. Here are a few warning signs...
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