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After the Handshake…We know industry pricing! Upgrading equipment is always inevitable when you own a business. We are finding some credit card processors are stating that they have “free” equipment....
View ArticleResponding to Chargebacks Part VII Fraud Chargebacks
by Becky There are two different types of fraud chargebacks; card present and card not present. In the case of a card present fraud chargeback, the merchant would need to show proof that the card...
View ArticleSpeed Up Holiday Shopping - No Signature Required
Did you know that if you have a face-to-face sale under $25 you may not need to have a signature from your customer? With Visa’s Easy Payment Service, transactions can be processed quicker for...
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Wind River at Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County is in its 25th year of building quality, affordable homes in Dane County, and Wind River recently had the opportunity to help them with a building project on...
View ArticleE-commerce and Black Friday
How important is e-commerce to your business? Will the mobile trend impact you? If Black Friday results are indicative of consumer’s trends then both e-commerce and mobile devices could be a big part...
View ArticleDeadline for End-of-Life Terminal Pricing
Effective December 31st, 2012, the limited-time incentive pricing for businesses with end-of-life equipment ends. To take advantage of this last month of savings of up to $125 off new terminal...
View ArticleINSIGHT Magazine
Check out the December issue of Insight Magazine. Insight is a business to business publication focused on connecting businesses and people in the new north. Look for our very own John Mendoza in this...
View ArticleCEOs Cautiously Optimistic about local economy according to First Business...
Recently, I was a panelist for First Business Bank as part of the presentation of its Annual Economic Survey which is conducted by the University of Wisconsin’s A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing...
View ArticleResponding to Chargebacks Part VIII Canceled Recurring Transactions
By Becky This chargeback type can be difficult for a merchant to respond and get reversed. We usually see this chargeback type for merchants with a monthly charge for rent, health club membership, or...
View Article2013 Multi-Million Pound Challenge
Is your company looking for a way to encourage employee wellness and support the community? Then consider participating as a team in the 2013 Multi-Million Pound Challenge, a community-wide weight loss...
View ArticleVisa/MasterCard Pending Settlement and Recovery of Funds
Many merchants are being contacted by organizations who promise to assist with the recovery of funds related to the Visa/MasterCard merchant class action settlement. Please be aware these organizations...
View ArticleWind River Financial: Tomlinson Becomes 1 of 9 State Experts to Earn Rare...
By: Bonnie Kruckenberg Business Development Professional Matt Tomlinson is one of just nine people in Wisconsin to earn the designation of Certified Payments Professional (CPP) by the Electronic...
View ArticleThe Courts Say You Can Surcharge. But Should You?
By now you may have heard that Visa and MasterCard have changed the rules to give businesses the option to recover fees related to the expense of accepting credit cards. These rule changes stem from...
View ArticleWind River Financial Participates in PCI SSC Release of E-Commerce Guidelines
The PCI Security Standards Council has just released the PCI DSS E-Commerce Guidelines document to help merchants build or maintain new or existing e-commerce webpages in a PCI compliant manner. Wind...
View ArticleNeed Help Determining Your Surcharge Strategy?
Surcharge fees may be a new way for a business to recover the cost of a credit card transaction. You are not alone in trying to determine the best response to the new surcharge rules. The following...
View ArticleMerchant Notification Regarding Visa/MasterCard Settlement
The U.S. District Court has ordered a notification program regarding preliminary approval of the Visa/MasterCard settlement. You may have already received this notification through the mail in...
View ArticleISO & Agent Weekly Talks to our Risk Expert Doug Buan
ISO & Agent Weekly Talks to our Risk Expert Doug Buan Layering security means using more than one technology to detect or foil data theft, but it also includes using sound business practices to...
View ArticleWhy Are We Still Talking About Savings from the Durbin Amendment?
When the Durbin Amendment went into effect on October 1st, 2011 it brought an official cap on debit card swipe fees, aka interchange. This new cap marked down Debit Card fees to 0.05% of the sale plus...
View ArticleSecure Payments Framework for the Hospitality Industry
Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) is a global trade association dedicated to enhancing the deployment of technology in hotels. HTNG just released a secure payments framework for hospitality....
View ArticleThis Just In: Wind River is the Market Leader!
In the book “Good To Great,” author Jim Collins wrote, “Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a...
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