The credit card of the future: It ‘talks’ to you

Taken from the Red Tag Chronicles on MSNBC.com Posted: Wednesday, March 9 2011 at 06:00 am CT by Bob Sullivan Nagraid There have been repeated attempts to make old-fashioned plastic credit cards “smart” by putting computer chips on them. Smart to whom? Even chip-enabled cards can’t tell consumers what the interest rate is on purchases, or when...

Death of the magnetic stripe credit card

Taken from the Red Tag Chronicles: The death of the magnetic stripe credit card Posted: Tuesday, March 8 2011 at 06:00 am CT by Bob Sullivan First, we said goodbye to the floppy disk drive. Then, the Sony Walkman was unceremoniously buried. Now, it’s time to prepare a eulogy to a gadget that’s been an even bigger part of the American landscape for a...

Consumer Credit Card Chargeback Rights

Because chargebacks are such a pain in the butt to merchants, I thought it would be a good idea to repost this information that I read on-line in the blog post somewhere out there in my internet travels while waiting to catch my next plane.  This is information to advise you generally of your customer’s credit card chargeback rights under federal and...

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The MPS Difference

The MPS Difference

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