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Moneris Introduces PAYD for Mobile Credit Card Processing

Up until now, if you were a small business, the possibility of accepting credit card payments seemed remote with all the fees that are associated with a merchant account.  Plus, you may not have a store front to plug a terminal into and wireless terminals were just out of your budget.  But, earlier this week, [...]

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Useful Apps: Creating a Credit Card Machine for Android

The latest buzz in the commercial trading market is the ability to process consumer credit card payments through mobile devices, like using an app to make an Android work as a credit card machine. Gone are the days when the use of mobile devices was restricted to remote wireless communication. A modern day phone can [...]

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Visa Debit – A Reality That’s Coming to Canada

One of Canada’s largest department stores made a huge announcement today that may start the change in tides for the Canadian market place as it pertains to payments.  Sears Canada did a joint press release with Visa Canada today announcing the acceptance of Visa Paywave at it retail store locations across Canada but perhaps what’s [...]

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The Electronic Wallet

Last week, MasterCard announced a new project in conjunction with Google, Citibank and First Data to launch the first electronic wallet in North America.  The concept is very simple… instead of carrying your credit cards, bank cards and other identification in a physical wallet, all this information is stored in an app on your smartphone. [...]

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What Type of POS Terminal Should You Choose?

A way to accept your payments.  Seems simple and yet with the array of selections currently available in the market, the POS terminal you choose should boil down to more than just how much the monthly rental cost will be.  And since manual deposit slips are no longer accepted at the bank, you need to [...]

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