March 2012
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We're A Developers Dream
When’s the last time you stopped and gave your developer a big old “thank you for the many sleepless nights you endured making our website absolutely perfect” hug? If you answered never, than shame on you! Sure, we don’t understand a majority of what they’re saying, but that’s what they’re here for.
Here’s a great way to let your developers know you care—give them a break from jumbled and...
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Transparent Redirect: You Don't Have to See It to...
Stop being haunted by PCI Compliance and process transactions easily and securely. How, you ask? By using Transparent Redirect—an ecommerce merchant’s friendly ghost!
Transparent redirect allows you to collect your customer’s payment information without bearing the heavy burden of keeping their information secure—leave that to us. We store all your customer’s payment data and your transaction...
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Meet the Team: Julie
Say privet to Julie Hyatt: Arrow Payments’ VP, accountant, and resident jack-of-all-trades!
In addition to facilitating the underwriting and finances of Arrow Payments clients, Julie speaks Russian, studies psychotherapy, and can strum a few Beatles tunes on her ukulele. She’s also a tea connoisseur and will gladly give you an in-depth history on the origins of oolong if you let her.
Despite her...
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The FAQs on SAQs
A few months ago, I wrote about the basics of PCI Compliance. To jog your memory, everyone hates this. To jog your memory more accurately, PCI Compliance is a mandatory security standard put in place by the card companies, and requires that you provide information about the way you process transactions. To become compliant, you will have to complete a Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) online...
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Getting Your Piece of Interchange Pie
In honor of Pi Day (3.14), let me explain the mystery of interchange fees in the most delicious way possible. Say we live in a magical world where pies are acceptable tender. A customer will come to your business, and purchase $100 worth of pie. But before you can enjoy that pie, the customer’s bank and credit card company each get to take a sliver. Those slivers of pie taken out are interchange...
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Meet the Team: Andrew
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Andrew—Arrow Payments sales rep by day, aspiring superhero by night!
Not so mild mannered Andrew O’Connor had big dreams as a kid: to be an X-Man. While he’s still waiting for those latent mutant abilities to kick in, he’s found a new passion—jumping over high processing rates in a single bound!
Like many caped crusaders before him, Andrew finds his job to be...
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A Tokenization of Our Appreciation
We’ve already established that no one likes the hassle of PCI Compliance. Sure, it’s secure, but maintaining that security can be excruciatingly time consuming for both merchants and their recurring customers. Not anymore. Tokenization is the key to beefing up security and simplifying recurring transactions—all while avoiding PCI compliance issues.
How does it work? Glad you asked! Simply give...
