I’ve always found that making an attempt to speak and understand someone in their own language goes a long way. People just simply appreciate the effort. Having staffers who are fluent in other languages is a huge advantage for any company, but especially us at Instabill. We are, after all, a global merchant services provider.…
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The Best Source for Quality Content? Our Staff
The 2015 Instabill Blogging Contest is underway. It’s kind of like Boxing Day in the U.K., the day after Christmas when folks trade jobs and gain appreciation for the jobs they perform. For the month of November, our sales staff and anyone else who wishes to take part, will write a blog (or two or…
Welcome to the New Instabill.com
We assure you you’re in the right place. Indeed, we have a new look. And we love it. Welcome to the new Instabill.com. It was time for an upgrade. The last time Instabill.com went through a website redesign (other than our revamped front page in 2014) was some 10 years ago, give or take. We…
More EMV Transition Resources Open Ahead of Deadline
Reports are showing that barely 25% of retail merchants will be fully ready by the time the EMV transition is made in October of this year. With time running out and pressure mounting, more resources are being made available to merchants across the country to help with the liability shift. Where to Find Information on the…
Changes in Medical Collections Forthcoming
It’s going to take a while, but there are changes in store in the medical collections industry in the US. The three credit reporting giants – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – are changing the way medical collections cases in the US are treated which will undoubtedly result in improved customer support. The changes stem from…
E-Commerce Holiday Sales Up 16% in 2014
This year’s holiday season saw a sizable boost in e-commerce holiday sales, jumping from $52 billion in 2013 to $61 billion in 2014. Studies show that greater desktop e-commerce sales and mobile commerce sales contributed to the growth, continuing the trend of shoppers turning away from brick-and-mortar stores in favor of online shopping. With greater…
E-Commerce Sales Exceed $1 Billion Over Thanksgiving
E-Commerce sales on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday saw a significant jump from a year ago while total retail sales from the two days – e-commerce and brick-and-mortar combined – were down from 2013. According to internet technology analyst comScore, e-commerce sales totaled $1.009 billion – which exceeded the $1 billion plateau for the first…
Clock is Ticking on EMV Liability Shift
As the EMV liability shift takes shape on the US payments landscape, small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have until October 2015 to comply to avoid fraud liability. When the four major credit card brands – Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover – announced the rollout of EMV chip credit cards to replace those with magnetic stripe earlier…
TPPPA Endorses Operation Choke Point Lawsuit
The Third Party Payment Processors Association has announced it is backing the Consumer Financial Services Association of America in its lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Company. The TPPPA recently issued an amicus curae, a brief statement brought to the attention of the U.S. Court, in support of the CFSAA’s lawsuit against federal regulators to…
USA Today Launches Fantasy Sports Gaming Platform
It is difficult to envision the popularity of fantasy sports gaming can get any bigger, but USA Today is hopeful that is the case. The daily nationwide newspaper recently launched its own fantasy gaming website, Fantasy Score, last week which will concentrate on the NFL, with Major League Baseball, the NBA and NHL platforms on…