ISOs

CHICAGO — Acquiring industry disruptors dominated much of the discussion on stage here last week at the Midwest Acquirers Association 11th Annual Conference.

CHICAGO -- ISOs should develop a profound understanding of their merchant portfolios, a speaker said here last week.

Independent sales organizations can expect business to continue as usual with First Data Corp. despite new faces in top management at the Atlanta-based transaction processor.

ISOs can expect business as usual with First Data Corp. despite new faces in top management at the Atlanta-based transaction processor.

Above all else, independent sales organizations and sales agents should make sure their residual payments never end.

Eat24.com has developed a new point of sale terminal and restaurant management system it intends to offer for free to help clients handle online food orders.

CHICAGO – Speaking at a trade show here this week, a veteran sales trainer described the selling process as four steps: Connect, ask, suggest and move.

The Federal Trade Commission's recent lawsuits against two independent sales organizations for alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule may be the "tip of the iceberg" of regulatory action against the acquiring industry.

CHICAGO -- The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against ISOs for alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule in what may become a trend.

CHICAGO -- Keeping small merchants safe from data breaches doesn’t have to break the bank, a speaker said here yesterday at Midwest Acquirers Association 11th Annual Conference.

CHICAGO -- Above all else,ISOs and agents should make sure their residual payments never end, an attorney told an audience here at the Midwest Acquirers Association 11th Annual Conference.

As EMV-chip card use spreads at the point of sale in the U.S., ISOs and agents will have to help online merchants change the way they handle payments.

LevelUp founder Seth Priebatsch could barely contain his excitement when discussing the possibilities of a mobile device built into a headset.

Payments and marketing are getting closer than ever, and several companies are blurring the line between where the payment ends and where the pitch begins.

The Electronic Transactions Association has launched a blog to provide industry insight and "thought-provoking content."

Payment Alliance International is providing its processing services to legitimate gun dealers.

Experts agree ISOs and agents and should become well-educated about smart-card technology and impart their knowledge to merchants.

The Electronic Payments Practice Group of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. has launched a legal and business blog called ElectronicPaymentsLaw.com.

A common thread unites smart cards, mobile payments and cloud-based computing: all promise better security. But those gains are ofren negated by aging, vulnerable hardware.

Merchants are objecting to the U.S. EMV transition because of what they view as difficult technical challenges, unwarranted expense and payments industry politics.