Credit card payment methods have evolved dramatically over the years, from manual credit card imprinters to magnetic strip cards to cards with a computer chip that are inserted in a reader device. Get ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

Point of sale companies were pressured to diversify even before Apple's decision to allow iPhones to accept payments from contactless cards. But Ingenico's Peter Stewart contends the move will draw ...

Q: Our agency occasionally makes some in-person sales using our own credit card merchant account at our agency or at a home-based agent's home. For example, we sometimes sell marked-up consolidator ...

ISMANING, Germany, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange ...

Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The Smart terminal takes over from the six-year old Albert ...

What are you supposed to do when you pull out plastic to buy something at a store these days? You've probably noticed that plenty of stores have terminals that ...

Plus some honorable mentions you may also want to consider: Finding the best credit card readers is a critical step in the business process. After all, if you want to accept card payments, you need a ...