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		<title>A SQUARE deal???</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newest developments on the Verifione vs Square battlefield: Respected researchers at a recent trade show have discovered and demonstrated how easy it is for even non-skilled thieves to use the Square payment processing device to easily commit credit card fraud. &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/a-square-deal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Payment Wars&#8211;Verifone vs Square</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile payment processing is hot these days.  The stakes are heating up, and the competitors are playing hardball. Verfione and Square represent the &#8216;king of the hlil&#8217; and the &#8216;new guy on the block&#8217; among mobile payment players.   And Verifone &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/mobile-payment-wars-verifone-vs-square/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MasterCard and Discover Announce New Processing Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard and Discover announce new debit processing requirements. <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/mastercard-and-discover-announce-new-processing-rules/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PCI FAQ&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PCI Security is a very hot topic in the credit card processing industry these  days  .  Merchants don&#8217;t understand or accept PCI, and are frustrated by the new PCI compliance fees they are seeing on their merchant statements (if you &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/pci-faqs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone Scam Alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends and Merchants: Just a quick reminder to those of you who use iPhones and Smartphones&#8211;and we know there are many of you out there judging from the number of you who use your Smartphone devices for mobile credit &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/iphone-scam-alert/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Secure Payment Application for Google®&#8217;s Android™</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Secure Payment Application for Google®'s Android™ <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/new-secure-payment-application-for-google%c2%aes-android%e2%84%a2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pin Pad Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verifone Pin Pad on sale--PCI compliant <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/pin-pad-sale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PCI FAQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We get lots of questions from merchants about PCI (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards).  So we&#8217;ve prepared a brief FAQ that should help answer many of these questions. Q: What is PCI/DSS? A: The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/pci-faq/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Chain Settles Data Theft Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshall&#8217;s has reached a settlement with several states related to a 2005-2006 data theft that exposed millions of payment card numbers to hackers, according to The Palm Beach Post. Reportedly, the Mass. based &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/retail-chain-settles-data-theft-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Major Processor Subject of Class Action Suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major Credit Card Processor sued by Credit Unions Several Credit Unions from Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana are lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over a massive data breach, according to an article published in the 3/28/2009 &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/major-processor-subject-of-class-action-suit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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