Because I’ve worked in the ever-in-flux payments industry for three years, whenever I see industry changes and security measures in action, it intrigues me. I recently made a purchase at Home Depot, and instinctively swiped at the self-checkout. Noticing that I had an EMV chip credit card, the POS device prompted me to insert instead of…
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In the Merchant Account Sales Cycle, Leave a Lasting Imprint
By Matt Dydo There’s a great tune by the band called Double Drive entitled ‘Imprint,’ with a line that particularly grabs me: One step I make an imprint Two steps it’s a commitment Three steps I’m not done yet Draw my other leg up and the pace is set The line reminds me of the…
The Year in Payment Processing: Our 10 Favorite Things
A new website. More banking partnerships. European interchange. Increased revenue shares. It was an exciting 12 months of payment processing at Instabill and it’s carrying over into 2016. Here are our 10 favorite things of the year. 10. The media is talking about us Last spring, we created a web page entitled ‘Instabill in the News,’ as…
Why Home Depot Gets High Marks for Credit Card Security
When The Home Depot was one of the many U.S. retailers to suffer a credit card data breach in the summer of 2014, it was predictably ripped in the media. Like its hacked counterparts, the home improvement giant had to learn about credit card security the hard way: Hackers exposed the credit and debit card…
The 5 Things We’re Thankful For in Online Credit Card Processing
Online credit card processing never stops. But like most businesses in the U.S., we’ll be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday, returning on Monday, Nov. 30. November has been a stellar month for e-commerce businesses signing up for merchant accounts with Instabill. We are well on our way to one of our best…
Instabill to Attend Affiliate Summit West, NEAA in January
After attending nine trade shows in the 2015 calendar year, Instabill will attend both the Affiliate Summit West, Jan. 10-12 at Paris Las Vegas, and the Northeast Acquirers Association (NEAA) convention, Jan. 13-15 at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, CEO Jason Field announced Tuesday. As of now, Instabill will register as an attendee at both shows.…
Gains Made Against Operation Choke Point
Operation Choke Point, the federal government’s multiagency effort to cut off banking to merchants it deems unsavory or fraudulent, came to light in 2013. It has seen many legitimate high risk businesses fail, nearly fail and sputter due to the abandonment of their banks for fear of federal government backlash. For a second straight year,…
Why Merchants Should Embrace Showrooming
A consumer walks into a store. He scans the bar code on a product to see where else he or she may purchase it, either online or in another store for a lesser cost. The consumer then leaves the store, presumably to purchase the item in another location. Or, the consumer purchases the product in…
Patience Pays for This Global Merchant Services Account Manager
In the global merchant services industry, Instabill works with a wide range of different people and industries and it often requires patience. One of the hardest parts as a global merchant services account manager is to understand and deliver what each individual business owner is looking for when it comes to credit card processing, particularly…
Instabill Earns ‘A’ Rating for Merchant Services
For the second straight year, Instabill received an ‘A’ rating for quality merchant services and credit card processing from CardPaymentOptions.com. A pat on the back once in a while is a good thing. So when we received the shared tweet that Instabill received an ‘A’ rating for merchant services from CardPaymentOptions.com, I shared it immediately…