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		<title>MasterCard Adds a New Fee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas J. Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month ago, we told you about the new fee coming your way courtesy of Visa: the Fixed Acquirer Network Fee. Now, in response to the Durbin Debit laws, MasterCard is making some changes as well. So, what is happening exactly? MasterCard is introducing a new Annual License and Registration Fee (ALRF) as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Fees Starting April 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a mere 36 days notice, Visa is imposing another fee category on acquirers. Starting April, 2012, Visa will roll out the Fixed Acquirer Network Fee (FANF) which will have a noticeable effect on merchant account pricing. Let’s take a closer look at what FANF is all about and how it might affect you and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does The Global Payments Security Breach Mean For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been paying attention to the news this week, you may have read about a security breach of credit card information at the processor Global Payments. But you probably haven’t heard much of anything about what this means for you the merchant. So what actually happened? Global Payments, a merchant acquirer based out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Class Action Suit Shakes Up Payment Processing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas J. Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The payment industry, banks, merchants, and ultimately consumers are likely to see some changes from yet another looming class-action lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard. A class of nearly 5 million retailers, including heavy hitters like the National Restaurant Association and National Association of Convenience Stores, have filed a suit claiming antitrust violations due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Wallet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas J. Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a great question the other day from one of our clients, and it really got me thinking. Here was the question: We are interested in accepting payments via Google Wallet. I know it is early in the game and I understand that First Data is involved. Are you guys involved in any way? Can [...]]]></description>
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