June 10th, 2016 by Elma Jane
In-app purchases are important in getting customers engaged with mobile wallets, now, NTC has made it easier to implement Apple Pay into mobile apps with the launch of Converge In-App Payments. You are able to provide your customer with Commerce SDK, a software development kit, to integrate Apple Pay with our powerful omni-commerce platform, Converge. By reducing development effort, customers can save time and resources. Their mobile app gets to market faster, and they can capitalize on the growing market.
More mobile wallets will be available in the future.
To know more about this platform give us a call at 888-996-2273
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June 7th, 2016 by Elma Jane
Merchants need to stay competitive by offering the most modern forms of electronic payment processing technology to satisfy customers, because, in today’s world of smartphones and one-the-go payments, consumers have options in how they conduct their transactions. With proper education on the types of payment options, merchants can make the right decision for their business.
NTC is here to discuss that payment options.
EMV – or Europay, MasterCard, Visa is a fraud-reducing technology to protect card issuers, merchants, and consumers from counterfeit or stolen cards. The customer inserts or dips the chip card into the EMV terminal, rather than swiping the card at the point of sale. A one-time-use code is created for that transaction. This code makes it virtually impossible for anyone to duplicate, leaving customers safer from fraud.
NFC – stands for near field communication is a method of contactless data exchange between two electronic devices. NFC is used in mobile wallets such as Apple Pay, Android Pay, and Samsung Pay. More and more consumers leaning towards mobile wallets, merchants should be prepared to accept NFC payments by incorporating NFC-enabled equipment.
Virtual Merchant Mobile Payments – Mobile Payments are popular, you can take payments anywhere. Ideal for retail, restaurant and service businesses of any size. Accept payments your way online, in-store and on the go. Anytime and anywhere.
Offers flexibility you want with the payment security you and your customer need:
- Accept credit and debit cards, including mag stripe, chip cards, and contactless payments/NFC, like Apple Pay and other mobile wallets.
- Calculate discounts, taxes, and tips automatically.
- Email customer receipts.
- Help protect cardholder data with an encrypted, chip card device.
- Record cash transactions.
- Use your own smartphone or tablet (works with most IOS and Android mobile devices).
Check out NTC’s electronic payment solutions that are EMV-capable, NFC-enabled and mobile wallet ready.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, Electronic Payments, EMV EuroPay MasterCard Visa, Mobile Point of Sale, Near Field Communication, Point of Sale, Smartphone, Travel Agency Agents Tagged with: chip card, consumers, contactless payments, customers, data, debit cards, electronic payment, EMV, fraud, merchants, mobile wallets, Near Field Communication, nfc, online, payment, payment processing, point of sale, Security, Smartphones, terminal, transactions
June 6th, 2016 by Elma Jane
The roll out for EMV PIN Debit and Tip Adjust functionalities for the Ingenico Telium POS terminals through a gradual download process begins July 24, 2016. Customers will receive an automatic download following the July release date, or they can go to their appropriate website for instructions to manually update their terminal file.
What to Expect
- EMV PIN Debit support for Visa, MasterCard, and Discover common Debit AIDs. Note that customers will see new prompts based on how card issuers configure EMV-enabled debit cards.
- Tip Adjust functionality on the restaurant application.The tip at the time-of-sale prompt will be on by default and will work as it always has. However, if this prompt is bypassed, a blank tip line will print on the receipt. This allows consumers to write the tip amount on the receipt and our customers can adjust as needed.
- Tip Adjust is supported on credit card transactions only, including magnetic stripe, EMV, key-entered and contactless.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants Tagged with: consumers, contactless, credit card, customers, debit, debit cards, EMV, PIN, terminal
June 3rd, 2016 by Elma Jane
To be responsive to the needs of our merchants and to meet that needs NTC offers next day funding. This is a value added service for customers and businesses that need to have their funds available quickly.
With more than 15 years of experience, National Transaction offers a variety of electronic payment services and technology for businesses.
Our services include:
Currency Conversion, credit, and debit card processing, e-commerce and gateways, electronic checks, gift and loyalty card programs, mobile processing, cash advances and loans/funding program. We also have NTC e-Pay and MediPaid.
NTC e-Pay – is an Electronic Invoicing that made simple with NTC e-Pay! Free Setup, Nothing To Integrate, Secure, and Fast. Invoice customers Electronically with NTC e-Pay. Our e-Pay Platform can help Travel Merchants bring new customers and encourage repeat business.
Our Virtual Merchant Gateway – accept payments your way! Online, In-Store and On the Go. A payment platform that flexes with your business.
NTC Business Loans – Fast, Affordable, and Simple Application Process.
MediPaid – a medical health insurance claims payment. Delivering paperless, next-day deposits for Health Insurance Payments.
NTC provides services to thousands of customers. NTC maintains a one on one relationships with all its merchants providing them with 24/7 customer service and technical support!
To know more about our product and services give us a call at 888-9962273
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, e-commerce & m-commerce, Electronic Check Services, Electronic Payments, Gift & Loyalty Card Processing, Medical Healthcare, Merchant Account Services News Articles, Merchant Cash Advance, Merchant Services Account, Mobile Payments, Small Business Improvement, Travel Agency Agents Tagged with: cash advances, credit, Currency Conversion, customers, debit card, e-commerce, electronic checks, electronic payment, funding, funds, gateways, loans, Loyalty Card, merchants, Mobile Processing, service
June 2nd, 2016 by Elma Jane
Having the right tools to provide great service is important, this will make and keep your customers happy. An updated point-of-sale (POS) can help you improve customer satisfaction.
EMV – merchants are still behind in EMV acceptance. It may cost you to update but, it will save you money in the event of a fraudulent charge. EMV is here to stay, it is best to update your POS equipment now.
Insights – inventory management feature enables sales people to see available inventory. Tracking the products that sell the best and identifying products in high demand helps the owner stock strategically to better assist customers.
Loyalty Programs – an excellent way to keep current customers coming back.
Mobile Payments – Giving your customers more options on how to make payments by accepting mobile payments. Merchant gains the ability to speed up transaction times for customers.
Speed – customers want to check out at the store as quickly as possible. An updated point-of-sale solution will process transaction faster. A fast and easy system contribute to a better customer experience.
Need to upgrade your point-of-sale give us a call at 888-996-2273. NTC is here to help you.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants Tagged with: customers, EMV, Loyalty Programs, merchants, Mobile Payments, payments, point of sale, POS, service, solution, transaction
May 26th, 2016 by Elma Jane
NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It is a technology that allows contactless data exchange between two electronic devices
Contactless Payment is a description for the ability to pay without touching anything.
How do mobile wallets fit into NFC?
Mobile wallets like Apple and Android Pay use NFC technology. NFC technology allows the data to securely pass back and forth between each device to make a contactless payment.
How secure are NFC Payments?
Tokenization converts or replaces cardholder data with a unique token ID. This eliminates the possibility of having card data stolen. These tokens help heighten protection and security for the consumer.
As a merchant, preparing to accept payments that meet customers satisfaction is needed. With the mobile wallet transaction process, it makes the traditional transaction quick and efficient.
NTC terminals allow merchants to accept NFC Payments, allowing you to process more transactions. For more information give us a call at 888-996-2273.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, Credit Card Security, Mobile Point of Sale, Near Field Communication, Smartphone Tagged with: cardholder, consumer, contactless, customers, data, merchant, mobile wallets, Near Field Communication, nfc, payment, Security, terminals, tokenization, transaction
May 23rd, 2016 by Elma Jane
Today, the information thieves want most from your customers is not their credit card numbers but their email addresses and account passwords. Criminals used stolen credentials to gain control of consumer accounts and open new accounts using their names to defraud merchants.
Data encryption and payment security are crucial for merchants, but so is helping customers keep their credentials secure. Encouraging customers to keep their information secure is a good thing.
Help customers practice good password habits – set up your system to require good passwords. Have account rules in place that require more secure passwords. ( a minimum number of characters and a mix of character types).
Remind customers what they can expect from your business – like your employee will never ask for customer account passwords or payment account information via email or no one from your company will call to ask for account passwords or credit-card information.
Offer security tips ahead of peak season – by reminding them ahead of time about account safety. Your business may receive a high volume of travel booking which means peak time for fraud attempts that need to be screened for fraud.
Keep your own fraud-prevention program updated – fraud prevention is an ongoing cost of doing business for merchants, but it doesn’t have to be too much expense. Working with your customers to keep their data and yours secure, will strengthen your business with them while protecting your business from fraud.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, Travel Agency Agents Tagged with: credit card, customers, data, fraud, merchants, payment, payment security, Security, travel
May 18th, 2016 by Elma Jane
Terminals are ready, but the software isn’t – many merchants have EMV capable equipment, but has not been activated yet because it still needs to be certified.
The certification process includes security and compatibility tests.
For a small merchant, all you need to worry about is your equipment or software is EMV certified.
For software, developers, terminal manufacturers needs to get certification before they can deploy their products to merchants.
So many merchants who want to accept EMV, are now just waiting for their POS system to get necessary upgrades, which they can’t do until they’re certified.
Slower Checkout Time – common complaint by consumers. Dipping takes several seconds longer than swiping the card. There’s also a chance of forgetting your card because you have to leave your card inserted while waiting for the transaction to get approved.
The fastest Path to EMV – Depending on the nature of your business, the risk of landing yourself for credit card fraud is slim. The easiest way is to contact your merchant account provider and they will tell you what equipment and software you need and how much it will cost.
For our retail customers, we have the iCT250, the smart and compact desktop device designed for maximum efficiency. iCT250 offers a smart and effective payment experience on minimum counter space. Accept all electronic payment methods including EMV chip & PIN, magstripe and NFC/contactless.
For card-not-present, we have our payment gateway platform that accepts payments your way Online, In-Store and On the Go.
- E-commerce – manage your e-com business along with all of your other payment transactions in one, secure place.
- In-Store – accept payments in person with ease using your computer and a broad range of an optional device, like card readers and PIN pads.
- Back Office Mail & Phone – Process you mail and phone payments online. Converge is ideal for recurring and installment payments too.
- Mobile – Take payments on the go with an intuitive mobile app that’s compatible with most smartphones and tablets.
For more details give us a call at 888-996-2273 or check out our website for our products and services.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, Credit Card Reader Terminal, e-commerce & m-commerce, EMV EuroPay MasterCard Visa, Internet Payment Gateway, Mail Order Telephone Order, Merchant Account Services News Articles, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communication, Point of Sale, Smartphone, Travel Agency Agents Tagged with: card, card readers, Chip & PIN, consumers, contactless, credit card, customers, e-commerce, electronic payment, EMV, fraud, in-store, magstripe, merchant account, merchants, mobile, nfc, online, payment, payment gateway, PIN pads, POS, provider, Security, terminals, transaction
May 17th, 2016 by Elma Jane
Businesses run the risk of fraud, but some are more likely to be targeted than others.
Simply being aware that you are operating at a higher risk than normal and putting up your defenses can help you protect your business from online fraud.
By learning more about the types of online fraud, you could experience what to do if you expect a fraudulent transaction. You can also mitigate your risk, even if you sell high-risk items to high-risk customers.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, Travel Agency Agents Tagged with: customers, fraud, high risk, online fraud, risk, transaction
May 12th, 2016 by Elma Jane
Electronic commerce (eCommerce) is a type of business transaction, that involves the transfer of information on the Internet. This allows consumers to exchange goods and services with no barriers of time or distance electronically.
Business-to-Business (B2B) this refers to electronic commerce, between businesses rather than between a business and a consumer. These transactions electronically provide competitive advantages over traditional methods. It’s faster, cheaper and more convenient.
Creating a successful online store can be difficult if you don’t have knowledge of e-commerce and what it is supposed to do for your online business.
What do you need to have an online store?
- Shopping cart – an operating system that allows consumers to buy goods and or services. Track customers, and tie together all aspects of e-commerce into one.
- Or you can check out our NTC e-Pay no shopping cart Solution.
- Taking online payment by getting a merchant account and accept credit cards through an online payment gateway.
You just need to make a better decision in choosing the right shopping cart and a merchant account for your eCommerce shop.
Posted in Best Practices for Merchants, e-commerce & m-commerce Tagged with: b2b, commerce, consumers, credit cards, customers, ecommerce, gateway, merchant, merchant account, NTC e-Pay, online, online payment, payment gateway, shopping cart, transaction