EMV Cards – When Do Merchants Have To Be Compliant?
Note: EMV Cards, or Smart Cards, are expected to become commonplace over the coming year. EMV stands for “Europay MasterCard and Visa” which is a standard for card security that requires microchips to...
View ArticleCapital Processing Network: Complaints About Credit Card Machines
At Capital Processing Network, we have complied a list of the top complaints new customers have with their existing credit card machines. The gradual acceptance of credit and debit cards over cash has...
View ArticleCan Your Terminal Be Reprogrammed?
One of the most common questions asked by potential Capital Processing Network customers is whether their existing credit card terminals can be reprogrammed to work with our system. In many cases the...
View ArticleWhy are Credit Card Terminals so Expensive? Consider the Technology!
A common question asked in the field of credit card processing involves the high price of credit card terminals and machines. Popular opinion dictates that a terminal should be inexpensive, but in...
View ArticlePrevent Data Breaches or Risk an FTC Lawsuit?
In what should be a cautionary tale for any company that accepts credit cards, the Federal Trade Commission is suing a major hotel chain for failing to keep customer credit card information secure....
View ArticleIs Credit Card Processing Software As Safe As A Terminal?
A lot of businesses prefer to process their credit card transactions using a virtual terminal or card processing software in lieu of a terminal. Many of them may only make a few transactions per month,...
View ArticleAmerican Express EMV Roadmap Mirrors MasterCard and Visa
Last month American Express announced its roadmap for EMV card acceptance, and in many ways it mirrors roadmaps already put forward by Visa and MasterCard. For merchants, this means that the 3 biggest...
View ArticlePoint of Sale Software & Systems Can Reduce Credit Card Processing Costs
One of the most common questions asked at Capital Processing Network is whether a merchant’s Point of Sale (POS) system and software will work on our low risk portfolio. In many cases, we are able to...
View ArticleDo Your Customers Still Want Paper Receipts?
Lots of high volume, low risk merchants do a sizeable number of sales every day, and run through a lot of credit card receipt rolls in the process. More recently, some POS systems and credit card...
View ArticleCheap Credit Card Machine on eBay? Not So Fast!
One thing we frequently notice on auction sites is the long list of credit card machines that have incredibly low prices. Occasionally merchants, who may object to the cost of a new credit card...
View ArticleVending Machines That Accept Credit Cards
Contactless Credit Card Readers, similar to the one pictured above, are being added to vending machines.Vending machines that take debit and credit cards have been making their way into the...
View ArticleHow often should you batch out your credit card machine?
Businesses that process debit and credit card transactions may have a variety of different ways of handling the funds generated by their terminals. The majority of small companies, which run on narrow...
View ArticleSmartphone Payment Security – Are Merchants Safe?
Quite a few companies now have smartphone payment devices that attach directly to the headphone jack on the phone in order to read credit cards. Most of the newer models have addressed security...
View ArticleShould You Lease a Credit Card Machine?
A common question that comes up when accepting credit cards is whether you should buy or lease your credit card terminal. Like most other kinds of office equipment and furniture, credit card terminals...
View ArticleWhy Some Businesses Don’t Take Credit Cards
It may seem odd to many consumers, but in 2012 there are still millions of companies in the US that don’t accept debit and credit cards as a form of payment. The proliferation of cheap,...
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Terminal End Of Life Notice: What Should You Do?
Your credit card terminal may be obsolete sooner than you think. In fact, processing companies often send out warnings on their statements about machines that will no longer be supported after a...
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Dual Comm Terminals with Phone and Internet Connectivity
Some of the newest credit card terminals come with Internet and phone connectivity built into the device. While terminals have had phone jacks built in for quite some time, IP-enabled models have not...
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Church Giving Kiosks Popular Among Younger Churchgoers
Donations have been a part of the churchgoing experience since Biblical times, and are even referenced in the Lesson of the Widow’s Mite. Through the years, cash has been the preferred currency of the...
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Free Credit Card Machine? Why It’s A Bad Deal.
At Capital Processing Network, many of our prospective customers shop around for the best deal. One of the offers from other processing companies involves the promise of a “free credit card machine.”...
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Point of Sale Credit Card Skimmers – Is Your POS Safe?
Major retailers are on the alert for Point of Sale skimmers, which are designed to look like part of the actual credit card processing equipment. Many of these items are professionally designed, and...
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