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	<title>The Merchant Services Blog &#187; Debit Card Processing</title>
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		<title>Travel Agency Merchant Accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travel Agencies and related travel-oriented businesses are considered high-risk merchants as far as credit card processors are concerned, and therefore are among the most challenging business types to get successfully approved for a Merchant Account. . The reason is that &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/travel-agency-merchant-accounts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seasonal Merchant Accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time, merchants who only need a merchant account for the short-term   are able to obtain reasonably-priced short-term seasonal merchant accounts. This relatively new concept in the payment processing industry is an ideal solution for Christmas season &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/seasonal-merchant-accounts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Major companies start to sour on Durbin amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the so-called experts who pushed through the Durbin amendment with the promise that merchant and consumers alike would benefit by lowering debit transaction costs and fees?  We in the payment processing industry long questioned these promises, and our doubts &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/major-companies-start-to-sour-on-durbin-amendment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free POS System</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/free-harbortouch-pos-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CALL TODAY FOR FREE INFORMATION 1-877-689-1691 The FREE Point of Sale System that will Revolutionize Your Business The perfect POS solution for Casual Dining Quick Serve Restaurants Cafes Bars Retail, Bookstores Clothing Stores Supermarkets, C-Stores Wine and Liquor Stores  Hair &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/free-harbortouch-pos-system/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Changes Affect Merchants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Assistance Act of 2008 included the enactment of Section 6050W of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 6050W made it a requirement for ALL processors to report merchants’ gross sales amount from settled transactions (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, PIN &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/irs-changes-affect-merchants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Merchant Tax Reporting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Housing and Recovery Act of 2008 included Amendment 6050W, Merchant Tax Reporting.  The purpose of this Amendment is to encourage accurate tax reporting.  The Amendment requires all payment processing organizations to report gross sales,  collect and verify TIN numbers, &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/merchant-tax-reporting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Verifone Acquires Hypercom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verifone has announced plans to acquire Hypercom, a major competitor   in the credit card terminal industry. To view the press release announcement Click here]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Dept. Settles with Visa &amp; MasterCard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to reports in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel,  the US Justice Department  settled disputes with Visa and MasterCard on October 4, 2010.  The bankcard associations have agreed to allow merchants to offer discounts to consumers who use less expensive types &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/justice-dept-settles-with-visa-mastercard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart Credit Card Processing Outage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Wal-Mart Stores data system failure left shoppers unable to use some credit and debit cards on 9/23/2010, a spokesman for the world&#8217;s largest retailer said, according to CNN.com. The outage lasted about 90 minutes at Wal-Mart and Sam&#8217;s Club &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/wal-mart-credit-card-processing-outage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Dodd-Frank Act:  What it might mean to Merchants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANY_ITEM_HERE The Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed by President Obama in July 2010, is now law. Included in the act is the Durbin Amendment, a provision in the bill dealing with debit card Interchange fees and other issues &#8230; <a href="http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/the-dodd-frank-act-what-it-might-mean-to-merchants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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