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Chargeback
Chargeback is inherent to card transactions, so it may be impossible to prevent entirely, but taking precautions keeps the risk to a minimum. Here are the key points merchants should pay attention to in order to reduce chargebacks.
Merchant & POS
On-Us Leakage is a term used in the world of payment systems. On-us means the card-issuing bank and the POS-acquiring bank are the same. So what does on-us leakage mean in this context?
Security
Published by the PCI SSC, Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (SPoC) is a standard that provides a software-based approach for protecting PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices such as smartphones and tablets.
HSM & Security
The CPoC standard, issued by the PCI Security Standards Council in 2019, is a data security standard that lets merchants accept contactless payments using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile device with NFC.
Payment Systems
Why do institutions track inefficient POS terminals and lines? This post looks at the costs they create, such as device purchases, field service and software fees, and how to deal with merchants that generate little turnover.
Payment Systems
A non-secure transaction is an e-commerce transaction approved without any verification before authorization, such as SMS OTP. In short, authorization is obtained by verifying only the card number, expiration date, and CVV2.
Payment Systems
Regularly reporting and tracking how many transactions fail at each merchant matters for both the merchant and the acquirer. BKM error codes tell us why POS transactions fail.
Merchant & POS
A virtual POS is a payment platform that enables online payments by credit or debit card. Banks also give merchants interfaces for mail order, pre-authorization, cancellations and refunds.
Payment Systems
Every payment transaction completes in seconds, yet dozens of controls run behind the scenes. This post covers the precautions for authorization and clearing, the critical role of reversals, and the financial loss scenarios most often seen in the field.
Merchant & POS
Banks check merchants against a termination list before issuing a POS device. Learn the main reasons, such as counterfeit card acceptance, excessive chargebacks, and fraud, that can lead a bank to terminate a merchant agreement.
E-commerce
AI agents are moving beyond answering questions to searching, deciding, and paying on behalf of users. This post explains Agentic Commerce and what it means for payment systems, digital wallets, e-money institutions, banks, and fintechs.
Merchant & POS
A Card Recovery Bulletin is a list of problem cards (lost, stolen, expired, over-limit, counterfeit or otherwise flagged) published by card schemes such as Visa or MasterCard. It shows whether a card number is listed on the date of purchase.