RecurringBillingSoftware.net http://recurringbillingsoftware.net helping small businesses understand merchant accounts and recurring billing Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:38:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Comparing Electronic Payment Gateways http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=243 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=243#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:38:55 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=243 Years ago, we wrote an article

Electronic Payment Gateways Compared.  We still stand
by our professional opinion that no one can write an article comparing the

electronic payment gateways unless those gateways are being used.  And…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=243 Your Merchant Account Blog http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=242 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=242#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:47:11 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=242 My Merchant Account Blog is also
now

Your Merchant Account Blog.  We wanted to let you know that this blog
is not just mine, but yours as well.  All merchants need to understand

merchant accounts and how they work.  So many…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=242 E-Commerce Chargebacks and Its History http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=241 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=241#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:05:29 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=241 Chargebacks can be divided into a few simple categories:

Non Receipt of Goods or Services Chargeback Codes
Authorization Error Codes for Chargebacks
Fraud Codes for Chargebacks
Non Receipt of Information Chargebacks
Cancelled or Returned…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=241 Reducing Fraudulent Transactions in ECommerce with the Quantum Gateway http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=240 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=240#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=240 As I was looking back at a few of the posts on here, I noticed that in

January 2006 and

January 2007, posts were made regarding fraudulent transactions (Some
Ways to Help Internet Merchants Reduce Fraud and Chargebacks and

Fighting Fraud…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=240 Vetting the Transaction - More Options http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=239 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=239#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=239 While you have done quite a bit to ensure the electronic transaction is not fraudulent,
you can still do even more.  If you are using

MaxMind GeoIP - you should take advantage of the other features it offers. 
You can purchase the…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=239 Vetting the Transaction - Verified by Visa and MasterCard Secure Code http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=238 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=238#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=238 Personally, we were never supportive of this feature from Visa and MasterCard,
known as Verified by Visa (VBV) and
MasterCard Secure Code (MSC) -

Verified By Visa - MasterCard Secure Code: Things You Should Know. 
One of the bigger reasons…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=238 Vetting the Transaction - Card Verification Value or Card Identification Number http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=237 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=237#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=237 Card Verification Value (CVV / CVV2), Card Verification Code (CVC / CVC2) and Card Identification Number (CID)
(Card Verification Value - Card Verification Code - Card Identification Number) is / was
a way the card associations (Visa / MasterCard…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=237 Card Verification Value - Card Verification Code - Card Identification Number http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=236 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=236#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=236 So what’’s the difference between Card Verification Value (CVV),
Card Verification Value 2 (CVV2),
Card Verification Code (CVC),
Card Verification Code 2 (CVC2),
and Card Identification Number (CID)? 
To one extent, nothing - especially…

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=236 Vetting the Transaction - GeoIP http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=235 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=235#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:43:47 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=235 One of the better known services is
MaxMind. 
They offer Geographical IP address location checking.  This service looks
at the IP address of the transaction to see if it matches the billing ZIP code
(or how far away it might be). …

]]> http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?feed=rss2&p=235 Vetting the Transaction - GeoIP http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=234 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=234#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:43:47 +0000 http://recurringbillingsoftware.net/?p=234 One of the better known services is
MaxMind. 
They offer Geographical IP address location checking.  This service looks
at the IP address of the transaction to see if it matches the billing ZIP code
(or how far away it might be). …

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