Industry

This section of Prineta.com features posts about industry news, trends, happenings, commentary on new products, information about pci compliance, and a bunch of content that doesn’t fit nicely into our other categories.

Prineta Attends The 2022 ATMIA Conference in Orlando

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The ATMIA (ATM Industry Association) has an annual US conference and expo every year which is the largest ATM-related event in the world. Prineta is a proud ATMIA member and conference participant. This year the event took place at Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando, Florida.   An interview with Tanner Morton of Prineta about his experience at the 23rd Annual ATMIA Conference this year in Orlando.    How was the conference this year? It was great! I met with a lot of our partners and technicians from around the country and spoke with the representatives from the major ATM …

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New Interchange Regulations Announced

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Searching for an update on the new interchange regulations just announced?  Get the skinny here.  If you are a merchant, this is what you need to know.

On June 29, 2011, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) approved the final regulations for section 920 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act as amended by section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Although all parties have yet to determine the complete costs of both Signature Debit, and Pin Debit interchange, we would like to share the information provided to date.

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Alternative Funding Cash Advance Loans for Retail Businesses

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Bank not giving you a loan?  Need cash to expand your growing retail business?  When traditional funding is not available alternative funding loans like merchant cash advances may be worth exploring.  If your retail business accepts credit cards, you can get a cash advance on your future credit card sales. The merchant cash advance gives business owners a hassle free alternative to conventional business loans.  It is a simple, convenient way to get the cash you need into your business today.

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Look For Security Threats from the Inside

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High-tech hackers capable of breaking into sophisticated networks may be what many small-business owners envision when hearing about data-security risks. In their minds, such breaches are more likely to plague a corporate retail giant than a small, family-run shop.

But in many cases, attacks can be as low-tech as a dishonest cashier jotting down a few credit card numbers and stuffing them in his pocket. And with the myriad ways companies face being affected by fraud, achieving 100% compliance with Payment Card Industry data-security standards among the more than 5 million small U.S. merchants can be daunting for ISOs and acquirers.

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What is EMV Chip-and-PIN?

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Due to problems with “skimming” fraud, magnetic stripe bank cards are becoming a payment method of the past in most places around the world except America but that is soon to change. EMV, which stands for Europay, MasterCard and VISA, is a global standard for chip-and-PIN electronic payments. Insteading of paying with the old school mag-stripe credit card, soon mobile phones that have near field communications (NFC) chips will bring EMV chip-and-PIN payment technology to America.

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