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How to Halt Hackers as Fraud Attacks Rise
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How to Halt Hackers as Fraud Attacks Rise
For hackers, it’s often a game of trial and error. Bad actors will perform enumeration and account testing, repeating the same test on a system to look for vulnerabilities — and if you are not equipped with the proper tools, your merchant account could be the next target.
VerifyMy Seeks to Provide Frictionless Online Safety, Compliance Solutions
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VerifyMy Seeks to Provide Frictionless Online Safety, Compliance Solutions
Before founding VerifyMy, Ryan Shaw was simply looking for an age verification solution for his previous business. The ones he found, however, were too expensive, too difficult to integrate with, or failed to take into account the needs of either the businesses implementing them or the end users who would be required to interact with them.
How Adult Website Operators Can Cash in on the 'Interchange' Class Action
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How Adult Website Operators Can Cash in on the 'Interchange' Class Action
The Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement resulted from a landmark antitrust lawsuit involving Visa, Mastercard and several major banks. The case centered around the interchange fees charged to merchants for processing credit and debit card transactions. These fees are set by card networks and are paid by merchants to the banks that issue the cards.
It's Time to Rock the Vote and Make Your Voice Heard
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It's Time to Rock the Vote and Make Your Voice Heard
When I worked to defeat California’s Proposition 60 in 2016, our opposition campaign was outspent nearly 10 to 1. Nevertheless, our community came together and garnered enough support and awareness to defeat that harmful, misguided piece of proposed legislation — by more than a million votes.
Staying Compliant to Avoid the Takedown Shakedown
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Staying Compliant to Avoid the Takedown Shakedown
Dealing with complaints is an everyday part of doing business — and a crucial one, since not dealing with them properly can haunt your business in multiple ways. Card brand regulations require every merchant doing business online to have in place a complaint process for reporting content that may be illegal or that violates the card brand rules.
WIA Profile: Patricia Ucros
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WIA Profile: Patricia Ucros
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Ucros graduated from college with a degree in education. She spent three years teaching third grade, which she enjoyed a lot, before heeding her father’s advice and moving to South Florida.
Creating Payment Redundancies to Maximize Payout Uptime
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Creating Payment Redundancies to Maximize Payout Uptime
During the global CrowdStrike outage that took place toward the end of July, a flawed software update brought air travel and electronic commerce to a grinding halt worldwide. This dramatically underscores the importance of having a backup plan in place for critical infrastructure.
The Need for Minimal Friction in Age Verification Technology
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The Need for Minimal Friction in Age Verification Technology
In the adult sector, robust age assurance, comprised of age verification and age estimation methods, is critical to ensuring legal compliance with ever-evolving regulations, safeguarding minors from inappropriate content and protecting the privacy of adults wishing to view adult content.
Account-to-Account Payments: The New Banking Disruptor?
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Account-to-Account Payments: The New Banking Disruptor?
So much of our industry relies upon Visa and Mastercard to support consumer payments — and with that reliance comes increased scrutiny by both brands. From a compliance perspective, the bar keeps getting raised until it feels like we end up spending half our time making sure we are compliant rather than growing our business.
WIA Profile: Samantha Beatrice
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WIA Profile: Samantha Beatrice
Beatrice credits the sex positivity of Montreal for ultimately inspiring her to pursue work in adult entertainment. She had many friends working in the industry, from sex workers to production teams, so it felt like a natural fit and offered an opportunity to apply her marketing and social media savvy to support people she truly believes in and wants to see succeed.
