Fifth Third officials say little about merchant 'security breach' that …
“The bank has steps in place to take action when there is any possibility that a customer's account may be compromised,” Rowland said. “In an era of increased information sharing, we're very proud of our sophisticated fraud protection and proactive …
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Cyber crooks target faujis, steal salaries
The accounts targeted are of State Bank of India and Rs 11,000 to over Rs 3 lakh has been stolen from each account. The IP and merchant addresses used are being procured and the initial leads suggest the hackers are based in the US and Canada, …
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Visa launches new tools to secure payments from Internet-connected devices …
"Smartphone manufacturers can securely load a Visa account within a device, merchants can directly embed Visa payment functionality into their mobile apps and financial institutions can offer mobile and online payments as part of their mobile banking …
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Question by M Shadows: What is the difference between Merchant Account and Payment Gateway?
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Answer by imisidro
Merchant account is a bank authorized account which allows you to accept major credit cards, electronic checks, etc. Note though that rates banks will charge you are higher if you are operating an online store because the “card is not present”

Payment Gateway is a software which actually processes customer order information, address, credit card number, etc. The data is sent to a credit card authorization network which verifies that the credit card is valid and verifies that the shipping address matches the billing address. Example of payment gateway is Authorize.net http://www.authorize.net

If you have only a few items, you can operate without a payment gateway and only with a merchant account — as long as you can manually assess the order and identify signs of fraud. All you need is a merchant account and a terminal where you can manually key in the credit card information

With a payment gateway, the order and credit card information is directly sent to your merchant account. So if the customer pressed the BUY NOW button twice, their card can be charged twice, as against when you manually key in the number, you can ignore the duplicate order

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VeriFone Mobile Money and Airtel Africa Group Announce Master Agreement for …
20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — VeriFone Mobile Money and Airtel Africa, part of the Bharti Airtel Group, today announced that they had reached an agreement to offer VeriFone Mobile Money's merchant enablement applications for mobile Tap n Pay across their 17 …
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Social E-Commerce App Drives Traffic to Your Online Store
To further drive sales for merchants, Bestie also gives users product recommendations based on their favorites, accounts they follow, browsing histories and user preferences. The service also functions as a deal-finding platform that automatically …
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Is ACH Crucial To Future Payments Innovation?
I define omnipayments as the ability for merchants to accept payments in a variety of ways under one merchant account. Today, many merchants want to accept payments ubiquitously in multiple ways, leveraging tools whether they be tablets, mobile phones, …
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5 Cornerstones of Managing Your High-Risk Business – By Heather Petersen
A merchant services provider that specializes in high-risk accounts will stay proactive in notifying you of protective measures, fraud prevention programs, and the condition of your merchant account. This partnership can benefit your company immensely. 3.
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Question by Rahul: what is merchant account?
hi guys….
I m working in call centr frm last 4 years and now i m looking forwd to start my own call centr.
i m having enough money to invest….. bt i need info abt merchant account cz its necessary for me, and i dont know anything abt this acc.
I dont know its importance, its requirements and how can i open it and all.
So plz help me out plz….

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Answer by Rock
I think its just a simple business license, so that your business income can be taxed.

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UBS On Apple Pay: Drinking The Merchant Kool-Aid
The “additional value” of mobile payments is to consumers, who can get electronic receipts, and real-time insight into spending habits and account balances. Both retailers and banks are in a position to provide that kind of value. That's what a “mobile …
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Payments Business Will Bypass Banks, Says Adyen Boss
In essence, Adyen takes over the role banks play in handling payments for merchants. It offers tools and services to accept and process payments and transfers the funds from the consumer's account to the merchant's accounts at Adyen. The company, which …
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Tampa man who cheated Apple gets prison time, ordered to give back money
Parrish had at least three Chase debit cards and one SunTrust debit card — all associated with closed accounts — that he used to buy expensive electronics, to rent cars and to stay at hotels. When the canceled debit cards were declined by a merchant, …
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