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	<description>Everything you ever wanted to know about Merchant Processing Accounts!</description>
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		<title>Virtual Credit Card Machine July Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/virtual-credit-card-machine-july-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we are offering very special pricing on Virtual Terminal (&#8221;VT&#8221;) systems for those of you who are  being forced to upgrade your credit card machine due to PCI non-compliance or just plain obsolescence.
A VT is an internet-based system that turns your internet based PC into a virtual &#8220;credit card machine&#8221;.
It is an ideal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Used Verifone Credit Card Machine $279.95</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/used-verifone-credit-card-machine-279-95/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/used-verifone-credit-card-machine-279-95/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Used Verifone Omni 3750 for sale]]></description>
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		<title>The Durbin Amendment</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/the-durbin-amendment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Merchant Accounts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate has recently passed an amendment to the financial reform bill  that will have a significant impact on how consumers use their debit  cards.
Our take:   We do not think it&#8217;s fair for consumers  to be forced to pick  up the costs of accepting debit for giant retailers. We also don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visa and MasterCard Announce Merchant Fee Increases</title>
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		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/visa-and-mastercard-announce-merchant-fee-increases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merchant Accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Advise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa and Mastercard announce increases]]></description>
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		<title>Merchant Services in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/merchant-services-in-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/merchant-services-in-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accepting Checks Safely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debit Card Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merchant Accounts]]></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 person is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MasterCard and Discover Announce New Processing Rules</title>
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		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/mastercard-and-discover-announce-new-processing-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debit Card Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merchant Accounts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard and Discover announce new debit processing requirements.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecommerce in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/ecommerce-in-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/ecommerce-in-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Advise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Automated Merchant Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payment system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></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>High Risk Offshore Merchant Account FAQ&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/high-risk-offshore-merchant-account-faqs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/high-risk-offshore-merchant-account-faqs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accepting Checks Safely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merchant Accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Business Services]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/?p=499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

What are High Risk Merchants?
High Risk Merchants are specific types of businesses that typically have a higher than normal chargeback ratio and higher than normal risk of returns or customer sales disputes. Chargebacks of more than 1% of total monthly sales are usually considered excessive chargebacks by most processors.  Also, the merchant acquiring banks consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCI FAQ&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/pci-faqs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/pci-faqs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accepting Checks Safely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debit Card Processing]]></category>
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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 haven&#8217;t seen yours yet&#8211;look harder).  Even worse, several processors and shady merchant services sales people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurit 8000 GPRS&#8211;$389.95</title>
		<link>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/nurit-8000-gprs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merchantservices-help.com/blog/nurit-8000-gprs/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<category><![CDATA[Merchant Accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Processing Equipment]]></category>
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		<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 advertises the [...]]]></description>
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