Today, there seems to be as many means of confirming a person’s identity as there are fraudsters trying to outsmart them. We have two-factor authentication, fingerprints and face recognition to unlock phones, elaborate passwords and even back-up security questions. That’s because it’s never been easier for someone to pretend to be you, making otherwise simple …
Protecting Card Holders’ Identity at the Register Read More »
Electronic payment junkies and “Cash is King” buyers alike have strong feelings about how Covid-19 will affect the future of payments. There are undoubtedly some benefits of running a business with a paper money purchase option. You can enjoy things like immediate payments and zero worrying about a customer disputing a charge (resulting in a …
Should Business Owners Accept Cash During a Health Crisis? Read More »
Following the rise of Coronavirus and its spread, PayFrog proposed solutions to the problems essential businesses are having at payment check-out. Merchants like auto body shops, pharmacies and optometrists are looking for ways to prevent staff and customers getting infected during the exchange of payment. PayFrog outlines just how to do so in the Colorado …
PayFrog’s Second Feature in the Colorado Springs Business Journal Read More »
You know that touching money is dirty, but touching it doesn’t make the average person want to wash their hands afterwards. That is, unless there is a very contagious viral infection spreading in your area. Hand sanitizer and soap can only protect us so much and even the bravest of consumers can’t help but wonder …
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Have you ever wondered how you receive your money back when filing a credit card dispute with your card company? The money doesn’t appear back in your account out of thin air, and the card company hasn’t forced the merchant to return it. It is the card company’s funds that appear back in your account. …
Why Do Credit Card Processors Need to Run My Credit? Read More »
The legality of passing credit card charges onto merchants’ customers has been a hotly disputed issue the past few years. As PayFrog sees this decade to a close, we would like to share a recent update to Florida’s transaction laws. Many industry resources have not yet updated their records to show the updated Florida surcharge …
Statute 9-A, §8-509 means bad news for all of Maine’s great lobster restaurants. Because of it, businesses cannot impose a surcharge onto their customers in an attempt to avoid the cost of credit card processing. Maine’s credit card surcharging law is much lengthier than most surcharge bans like it. That is because of a recent …
PayFrog continues to grow and expand, so our office space had to grow with us! We recently upgraded to a spacious office across town, to Briargate. Our location is still in Colorado Springs, at the heart of Colorado and at the center of the nation. You can now find us at 1755 Telstar Drive, in …
As an eCommerce merchant, you are more susceptible to fraud. That’s why you should take as much free advice on protecting yourself as possible. We’ve given 4 insider, expert tips in a recent blog written for Eyemagine. All talented fraudsters know how to steal from your business, but not all businesses know how to fight …
The long-time credit card processing company go-to, Square, has recently gone through a rate change. Their cost on card transactions was an attractive flat rate of 2.75%, with no additional fee. Square’s new fees of 2.6% per transaction + $0.10 is going to change how you read a payment processing statement quite a bit. The …
Square Processing: What Happens When Increased Fees Meet Small Merchants Read More »
