| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard |
| Fraudulent Transactions |
| Internet Payment Service Providers |
| Electronic Payment Gateways |
| Merchant Account Providers |
| Visa Issues PCI Compliance Date for International Merchant |
| Friday, August 21, 2009 Topic: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard by System Admin |
| Acquirers globally have until July 1, 2010, to ensure all newly signed merchants use software applications that comply with the Payment Card Industry Payment Application Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Visa Inc. announced recently. |
| Gucci Sues Merchant Account Providers |
| Monday, August 10, 2009 Topic: Merchant Account Providers by System Admin |
| Gucci America sued several credit card companies for trademark infringement, alleging the merchant account providers facilitated the sales of counterfeit Gucci bags on the Internet. |
| Authorize.net Down |
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Topic: Electronic Payment Gateways by System Admin |
When an electronic payment gateway goes down, it affects many merchants and consumers. Merchants might not be able to complete the sale transactions. From what we have read, there was a fire at the data center and water destroyed some of the equipment. |