ISOs

ISO&Agent sat down recently for a Q&A with Kim Fitzsimmons, Cynegy Data CEO and new president of the Electronic Transactions Association.

ISOs perform a wide variety of tasks, which can stretch them a little thin when it comes to understanding the risk of data theft and fraud.

Consumers remain notoriously reluctant to form new payment habits, so LevelUp persuaded some merchants to give them a nudge last week.

So far, funeral directors are about the only merchants seriously considering telling the pubic the cost of card acceptance.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Don’t expect to see the United States complete the transition to EMV smartcards anytime soon, a speaker said here today.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Teaching legislators how electronic payments work could help protect the industry from unwise regulation, speakers agreed here Tuesday at the Southeast Acquirers Association annual conference.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Eddie Myers, who just finished his term as Electronic Transactions Association president, has learned some things during his years in the payments industry and he shared a few of them here today.

Square Inc.'s new "Business in a Box" aims to attract merchants that need a cash drawer and a receipt printer.

Don't let rivals get away with the acquiring industry's most common ripoffs.

PayPal is moving closer to having a presence in daily life by making a deal with a gas station pump technology company.

Small and medium-sized merchants often lack the technology to store card data safely, which is why 70% of them fail to meet data security requirements, a new report says.

Layering security means using more than one technology to detect or foil data theft, but it also includes using sound business practices to stop criminals short.

As many as 65% of the consumers testing the Isis Mobile Wallet are revisiting merchants or using mobile offers, an Isis executive says.

ISO & Agent caught up with five of the industry’s leading attorneys to find out where they fit into the processing realm.

The Payment Card Industry data security standards are fine but don't guard against identity theft, a speaker says.

Sandra Young decided to dedicate herself to convincing gas stations to accept card payments at the pump. Now, she owns Petroleum Processing Solutions.

Acquirers may have trouble coping with merchant surcharging, a speaker said Wednesday at the Northeast Acquirers conference.

ISOs can benefit by alerting merchants to the progress Discover is making, a speaker said Wednesday at the Northeast Acquirers Association annual conference.

Technology is moving so quickly that independent sales organizations are finding it difficult to remain relevant.

MOUNT SNOW, Vt. -- Technology is moving so quickly that ISOs are finding it difficult to remain relevant, a speaker warned attendees today at the Northeast Acquirers Association annual conference.