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Is Your Merchant Account Safe?

During a global financial situation like we have today, it’s very easy for a lot of things to go unchecked and merchant account providers are no exception. I will save the complexities for a later point, but to sum things up, the vast majority of merchant accounts are managed and provided by Merchant Service Providers [...]

1Dec2008 | Riley Poole | 0 comments | Continued
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Could American Express go Bankrupt?

The answer is: yes. I have a lot of respect for American Express (NYSE AXP), while so many merchants online wish they never heard the name, I realize that American Express, if anything, has never hidden the fact that consumers are their focus and not merchants. While I don’t agree with the strategy, I can [...]

30Nov2008 | Riley Poole | 0 comments | Continued
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No Freebies This Year Says Google

Cyber Monday less than a week away and as consumers find it harder to break out that credit card, Google (NASDAQ GOOG) is giving consumers a lump of coal this year. To date, Google Checkout has yet to see profitability and while that’s not abnormal for Google services beyond its cash cow, text links, will [...]

26Nov2008 | Riley Poole | 0 comments | Continued
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Bill Me Later fire sale to eBay prevents Sue Me Later

Bill Me Later, a registered trademark of I4 Commerce Inc. gets sold off to eBay (Nasdaq EBAY) In an effort to Avoid Sue Me Later.
By now, you’ve all probably heard that Bill Me Later was purchased today by eBay (www.ebay.com) for roughly $820 Million in cash, and over $100 Million in options. When I first [...]

6Oct2008 | James Blunts | 0 comments | Continued
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Speculation around Google Payments?

Rumor has it that Google Payments may be discontinued. With all their success, as with so many others, Google (NASDAQ GOOG) assumed that by throwing enough money at something, that it will be successful but those close to the project may see a different story.
The amount of money that has gone into the project has [...]

14Jul2008 | Riley Poole | 0 comments | Continued
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Credit Card Fraud is Out of Control

The challenge with credit card fraud is that as it is typically an interstate fraud, meaning happening from one state to the next, the cost and time to prosecute is typically beyond the crime itself as it would cost more to extradite a person even across country for a crime typically no more than a [...]

18Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 13 comments | Continued
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Loan Me Up, Buttercup

Although I am not feeling the financial stress of the housing market collapse like some people are, I can totally understand how people feel. The monthly budget you worked so hard to achieve now no longer fits into your monthly revenue stream. So, what’s the plan?
Well, from seeing all the 2am infomercials in between my [...]

18Feb2008 | James Blunts | 5 comments | Continued
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Honey, My Hard Drive Has Amnesia

Over the years, I’ve been through many, many computers. Certainly, because I have been such an avid internet user, I have come to realize that the bulk of the reasons why I eventually get a new computer is thanks to good old hard drive crashes. I can only imagine how many times I could’ve saved [...]

18Feb2008 | James Blunts | 7 comments | Continued
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Wiki For Me, Wiki For You

So, the latest and greatest technological breakthrough is creating your own Wiki website. Something that you can call your own, something you can easily share with your friends, and something that is easy to use and put together. Oh, and did I forget to mention, it’s free.
That’s right, you can get your own free website, [...]

18Feb2008 | James Blunts | 7 comments | Continued
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Paypal considering Verified by Visa

What happens when you introduce one of the most widely targeted brand names, i.e. Paypal, with yet another highly targeted brand name, i.e. Visa? Can anyone say Chernobyl?
Seems in an effort to combat fraud, Paypal is in the early stages of considering the use of Verified by Visa and MasterCard (NYSE MA) Secure Code to [...]

13Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 10 comments | Continued
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