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What Merchants Should Watch for Now that The Dodd-Frank Act has Passed

2010-07-31 13:19

The most important area of card acceptance impacted by The Dodd-Frank Act is the Federal Reserve oversight of interchange fees established by card issuing banks and MasterCard/Visa for the processing of debit card transactions. The impact on merchants’ costs to process is still unknown.

What You Can Expect from the Dodd-Frank Act’s Regulatory Reform Bill

2010-07-06 11:43

The Dodd-Frank Act gives the Federal Reserve control over interchange rates for debit cards and merchants have control over promotions and minimums.

Lessons Corporations Can Learn from LifeLock’s $12 Million Settlement

2010-06-03 22:42

Not taking care to protect Personally Identifiable Information and credit card data under PCI compliance can be expensive in time, money while putting a priceless reputation at risk. Prevent cost and risk with some initial strategic due diligence to secure data.

Requirement: Level 4 Merchants Must be PCI Compliant

2010-04-30 12:07

PCI DSS compliance is required of all entities that store, process, or transmit credit cardholder data, including financial institutions, merchants and service providers.

Laws and Regulations Governing Data Breach Notification

2010-04-23 15:00

In today’s environment where identify theft and data security are very “hot” topics, companies will want to follow all federal, state and MasterCard/Visa laws and guidelines to the best of their ability. Corporate reputations are very much at stake.

25th Annual National Indian Gaming Trade Show and Expo

2010-04-20 18:25

CSRSI exhibited at the 25th Annual National Indian Gaming Association’s Trade Show and Expo. Indian gaming has become a $26.2 billion industry. Members showed interest in issues of compliance, fraud and risk prevention.

RES 2010: Opportunity to Meet Members of Indian Nations about Electronic Payments Issues

2010-04-20 17:22

RES 2010 offered a great opportunity to meet members of Indian nations, their employees and vendors as we work to help more tribes review their processing costs, and PCI and PII compliance procedures.

2011 IRS Tax Reporting of Credit Card Transactions

2010-03-30 20:35

The IRS proposal of tax reporting of merchant payment processing means more regulations for accounting and Treasury staff to monitor.

Interchange Rate Updates

2010-03-30 20:19

New interchange rate changes at MasterCard and Visa might be an opportunity to review your processing services.

Issues of Compliance Continue to Change

2010-03-30 20:11

MasterCard requires that certain transactions include information that lodging merchants are in compliance with the Federal Fire Safety Act.

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