When your online store is up and running and you are already processing payments, it is not uncommon for your payment processor to contact you after the activation of your account. These requests can concern the processing of your account, specific transactions and or compliance issues, just to list a few. They are in general important and a…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kenneth Sytian, CEO of Sytian Productions. Ecommerce sites are prone to susceptibility for fraud and security risks, as more and more people buy their stuff online. This raises an important question among consumers; how sure are they that their credit card and other sensitive details won’t be…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Daniel Matthews who is a writer with a passion for tech and business. The customer’s experience determines how they define your business—how they view what you do. This experience, in a word, is ongoing. It starts when they first hear about you, or when they first experience you.…
One of the most fundamental aspects of accepting online payment is ensuring everything is secure and protected against fraudulent behaviour. Last week we wrote about what PCI means, its history and why it’s important for online businesses. While a lot of security features may appear to add friction to the checkout process, they are there…
Back in 2015, we compiled a short of the most common payment terms you’ll come across when you want to accept credit card payments on your website. For most entrepreneurs entering the online payments world, those terms were unfamiliar because they had never come across them before. That is when it came time to add online…
With 2016 underway, it’s that time again where our first post of the year looks back to highlight the best content from the previous year. In no particular order, and based on traffic and social media shares, here’s the best from the PAYMILL Blog in 2015.
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Money20/20 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The three-day conference attracted over 10K visitors, 1000+ CEOs and 550+ speakers this year – making it one of the largest conferences focused on financial technology (fintech). In general I believe that the biggest benefit for attending a conference such as…
Last week I had the pleasure to be back in London for the first edition of the APIDays in the city and dedicated to banking and FinTech – two novelties to the event which made it a must! The APIDays are top conferences for anyone in the field of APIs. Their founder Mehdi Medjaoui has a strong network…
Most technology products out there today, will have an API available for you to tinker with. APIs have enabled us to connect a large variety of applications together, which not only saves time by automating certain actions but also lets you easily integrate services into your product which aren’t part of your core business. Just…
As an online business owner chargebacks are never wanted, but the reality is that they happen from time by time and they’re something you should be prepared for. In this blog post we’ll explain how to help avoiding disputes and chargebacks before they happen. What is a chargeback? A chargeback occurs when your customer initiates…