BluePay Blog

Last year, Apple introduced Apple Pay for the Web as a way to compete with online payment services like PayPal. This additional payment option is something you should consider for your small business website -- and it's not just because hundreds of thousands of major brands and recognizable retail websites are already supporting this new online payment method.

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, E-Commerce and Online Payments, Payment Technology, Small Business Tips, Payment Trends

Most law-abiding citizens look at a smart phone, refrigerator, or television and know exactly what purpose it serves – to make calls or manage daily tasks; to chill food; to provide entertainment. Fraudsters have a different take on things. They are constantly trying to get one step ahead of the “good guys” and hack into our lives through the Internet of Things (IoT).

Topics: Payment Technology, PCI Compliance and Fraud Prevention, Payment Trends

With the growing list of compliance requirements a small business faces accepting online payments and in-store payments, it's important to make sure you have covered all the bases. You don't want to get hit with fines or penalties or even have your ability to accept credit cards taken away from you. And, above all else, you don't want to put your customers and their sensitive information at risk at any point in doing business with you. 

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, PCI Compliance and Fraud Prevention

As a merchant, you can expect to pay a range of processing fees every time customers use their credit or debit cards to buy whatever you’re selling. 

Topics: Getting Started with Payments, Awareness

The phrase, "world of opportunity," applies to what’s now possible for making money. People have always been resourceful, but thanks to technology and an ever-advancing civilization, there are now even more ways to collect that extra cash. 

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, Fun Posts

It can be a struggle finding the right credit card processing service — especially as a small business owner. Many startups base their decision on price, going with whichever provider charges the lowest fees. 

Topics: Small Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments, Awareness

Whenever a customer’s credit card is swiped, the data is sent to your payment processor for verification. This transmission is instantaneous. Though, because the information is may be sent over unsecured Internet connections, it is vulnerable to hacking. 

Topics: PCI Compliance and Fraud Prevention

Credit card chargebacks are never a good thing. They happen whenever dissatisfied customers initiate the refund process. 

Topics: PCI Compliance and Fraud Prevention

EMV, also known as chip-enabled credit and debit cards, are continuing to gain momentum in 2017 among card users and merchants. Despite the responsibility placed on merchants to adopt EMV-compliant solutions since October 2015, not every merchant has complied. Visa has continued to push the date back for complete compliance to give businesses more of a chance to make the changeover. This includes three more years for gas stations to change over their card terminals, giving them until 2020.

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, EMV

There are times when merchants need a quick infusion of cash to help cover upcoming expenses, whether those include: 

Topics: Small Business Tips, Enterprise Business Tips