At the turn of the new century, the rapid success of eBay brought its payments brand, PayPal, into the spotlight. PayPal quickly emerged as a fast, secure, and convenient way of sending payments electronically, and over the years, became somewhat of a standard when purchasing products online. Now its own independent brand, PayPal has developed…
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CNP Fraud Jumps After EMV Transition
As it was predicted long ago, the rate of card-not-present fraud jumped following the implementation of EMV point-of-sale systems in the United States. As in-store credit card fraud becomes less possible, fraudsters will turn to other methods to commit their crimes. This presents CNP fraud as a major problem for merchants and consumers, as online…
The One Reason You Need a Co-Branded Landing Page
This blog post was written on Nov. 17, 2015 and posted a day later. We’ve added one somewhat new incentive we feel prospective partners need to know: 60-70 revenue sharing for leads and applications that lead to payment processing. We can list many benefits when agents, ISOs and payment service providers join the Instabill Partner Program:…
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.…
New Feature to Our International Partner Program
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.…
Bitcoin Value Soars to Over 500 USD
For the first time in a year, bitcoin value soared by about 50% to $500 last week, indicating a sharp rise in interest around the globe. With prices for the digital currency lingering below $200 for much of the year, the recent surge tells us that bitcoin is here to stay. With more merchants and…
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…
Consumer Awareness of Credit Card Security Growing
With the EMV transition in full swing, merchants, consumers, and financial institutions are busy adjusting to the new system. While the transition may not be happening as quickly as some have hoped, one thing is changing—consumers are becoming more and more aware of the credit card security issues that face the payments world each year,…
The One Key to Averting Operation Choke Point
The original plan for this blog post was to list 5 things agents, ISOs and PSPs can do to remain on the good side of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and Operation Choke Point. It is no secret the CFPB’s crosshairs are trained on high risk merchants and those companies that provide them credit card…
Slow Start to EMV Processing is Just the Beginning
October 1st was the official start of the EMV era. That’s the date that merchants, financial institutions, and consumers had spent several years preparing for, as the United States welcomed new credit cards, debit cards, and POS systems. However, the initial results observed since the beginning of the month have tempered the expectations of many,…