BluePay Blog

If you’ve never seen a contactless payment in person before, it’s something to behold.

Topics: Mobile Payments, Payment Technology

Imagine becoming the victim of a data breach, such has been the case with Target, Home Depot, and other retailers. It was a crisis of massive proportions for those brands that still impacts their reputation today.

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

When you launch a new business, you can usually get away with accepting cash and checks. You might even consider accepting PayPal or Apple Pay if you sell products and services online. 

Topics: Getting Started with Payments, Merchant Accounts, Awareness

Customers still like visiting stores and retail locations to engage in a little retail therapy or to take care of purchases they prefer to make in-person. 

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, EMV, Small Business Tips, Payment Trends, Awareness

As the name implies, an electronic funds transfer (EFT) describes the process by which parties send and receive money (i.e., “funds”) through electronic channels. Although the term is often used interchangeably with Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, EFTs encompass a much broader range of payment options, including wire transfers, e-checks and even PayPal. 

Topics: ACH/eCheck Payments, Financial Institutions, Consideration

If you’re still sending paper-based statements to your customers, you’re probably not a fan of the monthly invoicing ritual. After all, the process is: 

Topics: Recurring Billing and Electronic Invoicing, Mobile Payments, Small Business Tips

Payment integration can work a number of ways with your small business to make sure you can provide as many payment options as possible while delivering a great customer experience, high security, and full compliance.

Topics: Software and Payment Integration, Due.com Partner Posts, Payment Technology, Small Business Tips, Getting Started with Payments, Consideration

Most brick-and-mortar retailers use point-of-sale (POS) terminals to capture and process credit cards. However, what if you don’t have the resources to invest in a system? Many smaller businesses and home-based freelancers want the ability to process credit cards; yet they don’t necessarily need or want the hassles and costs involved with purchasing equipment and having it implemented. 

Topics: B2B, Payment Technology, Small Business Tips, Awareness

Small businesses often struggle to compete with the bigger competitors out there that have significantly more infrastructure and resources at their disposal. However, the online environment and technology that has developed from it has leveled the playing field for many small businesses, helping them reach the same target audiences as the larger firms and provide significant growth opportunities. Technology continues to change how we can pay and accept payments. Albeit much more positive, challenges do remain for small businesses particularly in the area of payment processing.

Topics: Due.com Partner Posts, Guest Blog Posts, E-Commerce and Online Payments, Payment Technology, PCI Compliance and Fraud Prevention, Small Business Tips, Awareness

When you relay credit card data to your payment processor through a terminal, that information is usually sent over an unsecured network. With the right tools, anyone can theoretically intercept this information and begin racking up fraudulent charges.

Topics: Payment Technology, PCI Compliance and Fraud Prevention