Merchant Services

Payment Processing : Nowadays, there are a lot of e-commerce and m-commerce transactions; opening doors for cybercriminals. As a merchant, you need to confirm that you provide the best payment security and that your customers don’t have to worry about their data. Customers usually cannot select their own payment gateway , so it’s up to you to make the best and perfect choice for them. Credit card payments are still the most ordinary type of payments, but woefully with the growing number of online payments, scammers are also growing. Data thieves have a huge amount of command on how new technologies work, so they are always looking for the unprotected points of payment processing. There are a lot of ways to secure your data and prevent it from being stolen. Given below are some of the ways: SSL PROTOCOL Each and every transaction should be secured with SSL protocol. SSL helps to encrypt the information so that the card details and all other sensitive and important data...

Payment Card Industry (PCI)  compliance refers to the technical and optional standards that businesses must follow to ensure that credit card data provided by the cardholders is secure. The compliance is enforced by the PCI Standards that set the guidelines. Furthermore, it needs to be enforced by all the merchants and businesses irrespective of their turnover or growth and the number of  credit card/debit card transactions  they are dealing with. They have to follow the guidelines of PCI compliance to secure the sensitive information of their customers. This reduces the likelihood of theft of financial and personal data. HOW DOES PCI COMPLIANCE WORK? PCI DSS keeps itself updated with new norms to keep new threats at bay. Its guidelines are implemented in both, the administration and technological part of the merchant business. Hence, you will have to keep your website updated regularly and make sure the payment deals are in accordance with PCI complianc...