NATM Corporation Buying Group Review
This review is part of our directory of buying groups/group purchasing organizations. Buying Group Name: NATM Buying Corporation Industry/Specialty: Appliances/electronics Number of members: 11 Website: http://natmcorp.com/ NATM was founded in 1970, but offers very few details about the group on its website. Strangely, there’s no information to ...
The Alliance Buying Group Review
This review is part of our directory of buying groups/group purchasing organizations. Buying Group Name: The Alliance Industry/Specialty: Medical/Optical Number of members: 2,600+ Website: https://www.thealliancebg.com/ How does this group work? When you join the Alliance, you’ll have access to custom pricing through partner vendors, and can take...
Introduction to Buying Groups and Group Purchasing Organizations
As a small business owner, money is always at the front of your mind. Reducing expenses and smart financial management are essential to success. There are dozens of ways to shrink expenses, from minimizing your credit card processing fees to automating common tasks. One option you might want to consider is joining a buyers’ group or GPO. Let’s take...
MasterCard's Merchant Location Fee
Stay Informed We've updated this article several times and will continue to do so. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news. Please let us know in the comments how you've been charged this fee. What is a Merchant Location Fee? Mastercard imposes a Merchant Location Fee for each business location that accepts its cards. Mastercar...
PCI Compliance for Mobile Devices
When using a smartphone, tablet or other mobile POS system, these same standards apply. In addition, specific mobile payments standards apply. In this article, we’ll go over concepts regarding payment security and remaining compliant when processing cards. Security Risks of the Digital Age Hackers are everywhere, and it’s been that way f...
Square Capital Partners with Upserve
Square Capital and Upserve In mid-August, 2016, Square Capital announced an alliance with Upserve, the restaurant management software company that purchased Breadcrumb earlier the same year. The startup claims to manage approximately $8 billion annually in transaction volume. This joint venture will make the Square Cap loan program available t...
PCI Qualified Security Assessors, QIRs and PCI DSS Compliance
PCI compliance is a complicated topic for even security professionals, so it's no wonder many small business owners feel overwhelmed just thinking about it. Some businesses are required to use Qualified Security Assessors. In this article, I'll tackle what Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) do to help demystify the process of PCI compliance. ...
Discover Information Security and Compliance Program
In this article we’ll be exploring the Discover Information Security and Compliance (DISC) Program. Before we get into Discover’s specific rules, you’ll need to make sure you’re compliant with PCI DSS - This is an agreed set of requirements for everyone involved in the credit card system. You can check out our article on PCI compliance if you ne...
