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Emergency Relief for Haiti: Members of Electronic Payments Coalition Pledge to Help
The sixty member companies of the Electronic Payments Coalition share the sorrow and shock of the worldwide community over the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the thousands of aid workers who have traveled to Haiti to help with recovery. All of the members of the EPC are making [...]
Continue reading...Visa Releases Global Data Encryption Best Practices
Monday, October 5, 2009
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced global industry best practices for data field encryption, also known as end-to-end encryption. The best practices are designed to further the payment industry’s efforts to develop a common, open standard while providing guidance to encryption vendors and early adopters. Data field encryption protects card information from the swipe to [...]
Continue reading...Consumers to Retailers: Don’t Make Us Pay Your Business Costs
Friday, September 18, 2009
Consumers believe retailers benefit far more from accepting credit and debit cards than they pay in costs, according to a new survey released today by Visa Inc. The survey also finds that consumers believe merchants see card cost acceptance as a part of doing business, much like paying for utilities such as electricity. So here [...]
Continue reading...Why Credit Card Charges are Unlawful
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Source: creditcard.co.uk According to consumer law, any charges credit card providers levy on their customers for breach of contract must be relative to the actual administrative costs they incur. However, over the years these companies have been getting away with fining their customers extortionate amounts whenever a credit card repayment date has been missed or a customer [...]
Continue reading...Using your Credit Card can be Rewarding
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Source: Damian Clarkson, everyinvestor.co.uk Credit cards aren’t only for those in the red. If you are able to clear your debt in full every month, then a reward credit card is a great way to cash in on your financial acuity. Reward cards generally come in two different formats; a straight cashback offer, or a loyalty scheme [...]
Continue reading...Credit Card Tips
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Source: Credit.com Paying by credit card sure is convenient. Just hand the card to a merchant, sign the receipt, and walk away with your newly purchased item. A couple of days later, the charge shows up on your credit card bill and you pay the bill when it’s due. And that’s that. [...]
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
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