TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small business owners are optimistic about the future, with 88% indicating the financial state of their individual businesses is about the same or better off than a year ...

Fiserv's rise illustrates how the old order in debit card transaction processing is changing. Now that it has absorbed EDS' debit business, what will Fiserv do? Two of the nation's largest electronic ...

A payment gateway encrypts and transmits customer data; a processor moves funds between accounts. Both are essential for online credit card transactions.

After JEA's original announcement on processing fees for payments by credit card and debit card drew complaints it would hurt small businesses, the utility lowered the processing fee it will charge ...

The purpose of the Durbin Amendment was to lower merchants’ costs of accepting debit cards for customer payments. Up to now, because of technology limitations, online merchants were not provided lower ...

As more consumers ditch cash and in-store shopping, setting up online payments is not just a smart business strategy — it’s a necessary one. It allows your business to make money around the clock, ...

Small businesses need to understand how to lower credit card processing fees, secure better terms, prevent fraud and avoid ...