If you haven’t yet heard, take a minute to read the article entitled Payment Processor Breach may Be Largest Ever at the Washington Post. In brief, Heartland Payment Systems has announced that they have experienced a breach that has potentially led to the acquisition of card data for more than 100 million card accounts. 100 [...]

The interaction I have had offline with folk regarding my most recent series of posts on security has been intriguing.  Most discussions fall into one of two categories: Don’t care.  Somewhat boring.  Get back to pontificating about payments, platforms, and software in the future. Hugely valuable.  Need specific help.  Rather confused about a specific element [...]

Apologies for the delay in posting the missive below…You may have noticed the press release that went out regarding Commerce Enrollment.  It has kept me a bit busy.  If you are interested in additional detail, my previous post entitled Commerce Enrollment: Save Time, Make Money, Add Value has about all the explanation you could desire.  [...]

I had a different, and rather longer, post prepared for this evening on data retention policies and their impact to the merchant processing payments.  However, in the final cleanup phase, I decided to peruse today’s press releases as a distractionary device. I happened upon something that changed my blog post for today. Visa Sets Global [...]

After nearly a week of vacation, without regular internet access…a new feeling for me, I’m back in town.   For those who have not been there, the inline photo is of the pool in Glenwood Springs, CO.  Simply lovely (particularly at night) and surrounded by a veritable treasure trove of odd little restaurants and stores.  [...]