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Japanese Manga Industry Hit by Credit Card Companies' Anti-Porn Restrictions

Japanese manga retailers are reporting pressure from multinational credit card companies — many based in the U.S. and targeted by anti-porn religious conservatives — to censor their content if they wish to maintain their current payment processing arrangements.

opinion

Maintaining Payment Processing Compliance When the Goalpost Keeps Moving

VIRP is the new four-letter word everyone loves to hate. The Visa Integrity Risk Program went into effect last year, and affects several business types — including MCC 5967, which covers adult and anything else with nudity, and MCC 7273, dating services that don’t allow nudity.

Jonathan Corona ·

Hookup Hotshot Brings Hosting, Payment Processing In-House

Hookup Hotshot has brought its hosting and payment processing under its own management.

Vendo to Host Next Payment Processing Conference on Thursday

Vendo Services will host the next edition of its online conference for high-risk ecommerce merchants on Thursday.

opinion

In Payment Processing, Dishonesty Can Cost You

In a world saturated with misinformation and deceit, knowing the truth is paramount. This is doubly true in finance and banking, where maintaining credibility is essential.

Jonathan Corona ·

Investors Consolidate Lawsuits Against Visa Over MindGeek Payment Processing

A Delaware Chancery Court on Monday consolidated three stockholder lawsuits aiming to hold Visa liable for the alleged monetization of user-uploaded CSAM content posted to MindGeek tube sites.

UnlockedXX Implements CCBill Payment Processing

UnlockedXX has implemented CCBill billing on its adult social platform.

Vendo Services to Provide Free Crypto Payment Processing

Vendo Services will offer free crypto payment processing to its client base throughout 2023.

Vendo Services, ACI Worldwide Partner to Offer Crypto Payment Processing

Vendo Services has extended its partnership with ACI Worldwide and will now offer cryptocurrency payment processing.

X10 Integrates With Segpay for Payment Processing

X10 Revenue has integrated its turnkey CMS, fans and live cams platform with Segpay for payment processing.

California Judge Rules Visa Can Be Tried as MindGeek's 'Co-Conspirator'

A controversial California federal judge ruled on Friday against Visa’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit alleging it “conspired” with MindGeek to profit from CSAM.

opinion

Optimizing Your Payment Processing Business Strategy

Payment processing — especially in the adult industry — is the foundation of the commercial funnel and the lynchpin in the success of any business.

Ilya Firsov ·
opinion

Ensuring Swift and Secure Payment Processing

While the adult industry is quite like the broader entertainment industry in many aspects, it is fraught with far more obstacles, especially when it comes to payment processing.

Ilya Firsov ·
opinion

How to Thwart Attacks, Fraud in Payment Processing

If personal fitness was among your New Year’s resolutions, great! Fitness is essential for your overall health and well-being — and the same can be said about ensuring the “fitness” of your business.

Jonathan Corona ·

Mastercard: Webmasters Express Concerns About 'Report Abuse' Forms

As the October 15 deadline set by Mastercard for compliance with its new rules for adult websites looms, “compliance packages” created with the input of merchant banks and payment processors have become a subject of concern among content creator and webmaster communities.

Patreon Updates Rules for Adult Content Creators

Patreon released on Sunday an official “Creator Policy Engagement Update” for its base of adult content creators.

MasterCard Execs Meet With APAG, FSC Over New Processing Rules

Executives from MasterCard held a meeting yesterday with representatives from adult performers union APAG and industry trade group Free Speech Coalition (FSC) to discuss the upcoming rule changes for credit card processing of adult content.

opinion

The Financial Fireworks of Payment Processing for Independent Talent

Being independent requires strength and the ability to survive on your own. Overseeing your own destiny can be liberating.

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

Developing Your 2020 Business Vision for Payment Processing

It’s time to brush aside the holiday hangover and put the new year into perspective. Since 2020 has been named the year of “perfect vision,” what better time to focus in on what’s headed our way?

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

Payment Processing Challenges Facing the Cam Market

Cam sites are hot. It’s estimated that at any given time there are an average of 12,000 cam models online with nearly 250,000 viewers. While the models handle the viewer traffic, it’s the payment processors who handle the risk for merchants.

Cathy Beardsley ·