21st September 2007
It seems everyone is using online dating to connect. Easy to understand. In our cocooned world of at home offices, cell phones and email, connecting in real life is a challenge. With online dating, you can have a new date everyday. And maybe even meet ...
18th September 2007
The Canadian merchant account marketplace is drastically different than in the US. The US has a multitude of competing merchant acquiring banks. In Canada merchant acquiring is controlled by a few banks. Competition is limited and there is little oppor...
18th September 2007
Whilst Europe moves to unified banking platforms with SEPA, North America continues to have merchant account schemes that are unique to each country. For example, the US and Canada, which share the closest demographics between their populations, have com...
18th September 2007
In order to obtain as much business as possible with the lowest possible overhead, US banks use multiple sales channels. Some banks have inside sales forces that offer merchant services. In addition, banks sponsor the registration of Independent Sales O...
14th August 2007
One of the risks acquiring banks perceive with subscription merchant accounts is the risk of hijacking. Hijacking is a common practice is that merchants selling subscription based goods and services use to make it extremely difficult for consumers to can...
07th August 2007
The term "high risk" simply means the acquiring banks believe there is a higher risk of financial loss when underwriting particular businesses. With increasing incidents of fraud on acquiring banks are becoming more risk adverse. Historically, high risk...
26th July 2007
The world is quickly becoming one giant marketplace. It certainly makes sense for merchants that sell worldwide to provide multi-currency payment processing for international buyers.
It’s a simple concept really. When a buyer goes to a merchant sit...
26th July 2007
There is little doubt that playing in the international currency conversion market can be extremely profitable. Of course, there is risk involved because exchange rates change daily. But, knowledgeable currency traders make a lot of money.
There are ...