Merchant

From the July/August 2010 issue of ISO&Agent magazine.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL.–Square Inc., a startup company offering mobile point-of-sale payment-acceptance services, is willing to talk to merchant services sales agents and other distributors, but just not yet, according to the company’s CEO.

Total System Services Inc. this afternoon reported net income of $52.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, down 2.8% from $54 million during the same period last year. The Columbus, Ga.-based transaction processor’s revenues were up 5.3%, to $433.8 million from $412 million.

Merchant Warehouse Inc., a Boston-based ISO that offers software designed to help small retailers find the lowest-cost processing for card transactions, could benefit from Congress’ approval July 15 of the Dodd-Frank Act, says Henry Helgeson, the company’s co-CEO.

U.S. Bankcard Services Inc., an Industry, Calif.-based ISO, has added China UnionPay card acceptance to its list of merchant services.

Merchants unsure about which type of merchant account would be cheaper have another tool to use when deciding between a traditional merchant account, a Square Inc. mobile account and an online PayPal account.

Merchants do not need to retain a full 16-digit card number to resolve a transaction dispute, despite demands from some acquirers and processors, according to Visa Inc.

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Merchants that struggle to pay for breach-related costs may find some help from their merchant acquirers.

Merchants unsure about which type of merchant account would be cheaper have another tool to use when deciding between a traditional merchant account, a Square Inc. mobile account and an online PayPal account.