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		<title>Visa and MasterCard Announce Merchant Fee Increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa and Mastercard announce increases]]></description>
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		<title>Merchant Services in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Accepting Checks Safely]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We field lots of questions from Canadian merchants  about credit card processing  in Canada.  Ecommerce in Canada is a particularly popular subject.    So we have put together the following collection of basics  Q and A&#8217;s on the subject. Why chose one Canadian processor over another? Th You work with a real person &#8211; this same [...]]]></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.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecommerce in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian Credit card processing services simplified.  Everything you need to know about ecommerce in Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>Nurit 8000 GPRS&#8211;$389.95</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/?p=484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nurit 8000 GPRS wireless credit card terminal is on sale  this week for the never lower price of $389.95 plus s/h. This is a like-new refurbished machine with full one year limited warranty. .  Unlike our competitors, you do NOT have to apply for an overpriced merchant account to get this price. Merchant Warehouse [...]]]></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 card processing. Be aware that there is an on-going &#8216;phishing&#8217; campaign impersonating Apple.com. The scamsters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Credit Card Laws Take Effect Feb. 22, 2010</title>
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		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/new-credit-card-laws-take-effect-feb-22-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (aka Credit CARD Act) of 2009 passed by Congress take effect on February 22.   These new laws are sure to affect consumers and credit card companies alike, for better or worse.  Here are the highlights: GRACE PERIODS&#8211;Card issuers must provide minimum 21 days after statement issue date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Paypal App for Blackberry Smartphone</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paypal&#8217;s Send Money app is now available for Blackberry Smart Phones.  With the new application,  Blackberry users are able to send money to virtually anyone listed in their address book anywhere in the world , as well as access recent activity and account balances. The new application is available for free at Blackberry App World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Secure Payment Application for Google®&#8217;s Android™</title>
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		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/new-secure-payment-application-for-google%c2%aes-android%e2%84%a2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Secure Payment Application for Google®'s Android™]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Card Rule Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost in the hoopla of the Credit Card Reform Bill are  new reform rules targeting Gift Cards as well.  While the new rules for Credit Cards are scheduled to take effect February 1, 2010, the new Gift Card Rules are scheduled to take effect in August 2010. New gift card regulations take direct aim at [...]]]></description>
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