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Creating a Secure Password Policy for Your POS System and Merchant Portal

Creating a Secure Password Policy for Your POS System and Merchant Portal If there is one thing that keeps me up at night as a payment security specialist, it isn’t the high-tech, “Hollywood-style” hackers. It’s the sticky note. You know the one—the neon yellow square stuck to the side of a POS monitor with “Guest123!”

What is a CVV/CVC? How It Prevents Fraud?

What is a CVV/CVC? How does it prevent fraud? If you’ve ever shopped online, which, let’s be honest, is all of us, you’ve encountered that tiny, somewhat mysterious three- or four-digit code requested at checkout. You flip your card over, find the numbers nestled near the signature strip, and type them in without a second

Are Mobile Payments Secure? Guide for On-the-Go Merchants

Are Mobile Payments Secure? Guide for On-the-Go Merchants I’ve spent the better part of the last decade in the payments industry, and if I had a dollar for every time a merchant asked me, “Is it actually safe to swipe a card on my iPad?” I’d probably be retired on a beach in the Maldives

How to Securely Store Customer Payment Information for Future Billing?

How to Securely Store Customer Payment Information for Future Billing? One of the most common “late-night” emails I get from my merchants starts with some version of this: “Fabi, I need to charge my clients every month, but I’m terrified of actually holding their card numbers in my database. If I get hacked, I’m finished.


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