Citi Sells Chunk of Diners Club – Analyst Blog

Citigroup, Inc. ( C ) has sold off a part of its Diners Club credit card processing business to Elavon, a subsidiary of US Bancorp ( USB ), as it continues to rid itself of unwanted assets. Elavon acquired Citibank's Diners Club Card merchant-location portfolio in Western Europe, which represents more than 75,000 merchants. Small and mid-size businesses that accept Diners Club cards in the region will now process their transactions through Elavon. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:44:01

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The bottom of the GOP barrel in Clark County

An item from Clark County I missed last week while on vacation strikes me as emblematic of the problems facing Republicans up and down the ticket ... the service, the Camas couple put the $200 fee on a credit card. When their statement came, they were ... company $311 in credit card processing fees between Dec. 24, 2007, and Jan. 15, 2008, according to [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 17:00:29

Where It Went 11/26-12/09

This budgeting period started out pretty great. As I hoped, going home for Thanksgiving was a real money saver, ... of presents.Wednesday - wonder why my $20 payment to my credit card has still not processed through my bank account one week later. Log into my account and discover the credit card company isn't showing my payment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:40:00

Lifelock to guard your life

Wonder what would happen if your identity is stolen? Well, you might run a great risk ... , credit report and reduction in preapproved credit card offers. LifeLock is known to provide excellent ... and they will start all the process required for your stolen credit card, driving license and other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:04:48

Set-up and manage a feature-rich online shop with Volusion

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, there’s an ecommerce solution for just about every kind of store ... and an arsenal of features. Regardless of your service level, you get the these extras standard ... Payment Gateway Credit Card Merchant Services (process Visa, MC, AMEX & Discover cards at industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:53

Truth About Merchant Accounts !!!!

Truth About Merchant Accounts !!!! January 16th, 2009 If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! ... to set-up credit card processing for their business, they overlook the fact that they are entering ... , merchants are “TMF’d” which means they lose their privilege to accept credit cards in the future [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:15:16

Obama Campaign Finance Fraud Gains Traction UPDATE: MEDIA REFUSING TO REPORT, INSISTS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REAL-- DESPITE OCT. 9 NYT REPORT NOTING FICTITIOUS CONTRIBUTORS

—Ace Bumped; Sticky. Will remain top story for an hour. Updates linked at post's end. Fresh posts follow this one. Rebumped ... this fraud: Having worked for companies that process credit cards online, it is necessary to go through ... like to play by the rules that credit card companies have put in place. What if, for some kooky reason [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 17:16:24

The Seven Wonders of the Week…ERE Discussions

Each week, ERE discussion group members share ideas, voice concerns, and work together on similar recruiting challenges ... in advance of each period and offer a credit card processing option (PayPal). Joe Ray advised Dianne to rethink the charge if they are a big client…these things take time. You might also want to check [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 17:23:12

It’s unanimous, Web application security has arrived

It’s unanimous. Web application security is the #1 avenue of attack according to basically every industry data security report available ( ... credit card transactions.5. They install backdoors that "beacon" periodically to their command ... , Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and processing applications in an effort to obtain credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:00:00

Is it time for you to get a merchant account

Starting a business is hard but maintaining a business for it to be consistently profitable is a lot harder ... your costumers to be able to pay conveniently. To help you regarding this matter, Online Check can help ... , inexpensive credit card processing for your e-commerce site. You can rely on them since they have over 25 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 08:46:22

Is Your Credit Application Affected By Your Job?

The following is a guest post by Tisha Tolar. Special thanks to Tisha for filling in while I’m on vacation ... for and obtain. Now, the application process of a new credit card is much less guaranteed. For many ... of people who manage okay and are able to maintain a good credit rating, it still may not be good enough [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:29:30

Take Action If You’re A Victim Of Identity Theft

by Paul Wilcox Identity theft is a huge problem in our society today ... or even people not included here. Inform the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can call their toll ... as they can guide you through the rest of the process. Let your bank and credit card companies [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 16:56:33

Take Action If You’re A Victim Of Identity Theft

by Paul Wilcox Identity theft has now become a major problem. It grows more each year and can nearly destroy people in the process ... . Inform the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can call their toll free number 877-IDTHEFT ... the rest of the process. Let your bank and credit card companies know. Close all your accounts [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 14:18:07

Take Action If You’re A Victim Of Identity Theft

by Paul Wilcox Identity theft has now become a major problem. It grows more each year and can nearly destroy people in the process ... . Inform the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can call their toll free number 877-IDTHEFT ... the rest of the process. Let your bank and credit card companies know. Close all your accounts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 09:31:06

Where Did Our Money Go in 2008?

Now that the holidays are over and all the credit card transactions have been processed and checks from last year have been cashed, ... ! What do people WITHOUT insurance pay? We are pretty healthy and have decent medical insurance and still pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:00:00

Back to Basics- Expense Reports

money Many business owners are reflecting on 2008 and thinking about some improvements for 2009 ... a company credit card, expense reports can greatly improve your overall process of bookkeeping. An expense report is a simple document that is filled out with each purchase or group of purchases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:34:17

Collector Threatens Jailtime Over Dead Debt [Debt Collectors]

Reader R. kinda messed up his credit years ago. He's a good boy now and his credit score is 700+, ... there ridiculous yearly service fees, and monthly account fees in full each month helped boost my credit enough ... but now RSI Claims Process Services is hassling him about a 12-year-old credit card debt [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 21:04:06

Capital One Mails Fraud Claim To The Person Committing Fraud [Defeating The Purpose]

"Lisa" writes, "I recently found out that I was a victim of identity theft ... at all three Credit Bureaus— why ON EARTH would they still send out a card? I called Capital One immediately ... the customer BEFORE processing ANY requests with mismatched information from the credit bureaus [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 01:51:59

Looking Back On 2008

Although 2008 was a pretty bad year for the economy as a whole, personally it was pretty good ... habits that got me into so much credit card debt culminating in late 2007. I rebuilt my wife’s trust in me (still an ongoing process). I set up online access to ALL of our accounts so she can check [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 04:32:24

Free Online FASFA Application

Free Online FASFA Application January 2nd, 2009 Federal financial aid backed college student loans have several advantages over private or alternative college student loans as well as credit cards. Borrowing money for your higher ... just a couple of days. They are very fast with the process and will send you your SAR report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:30:31

“FINANCIAL FRAUD”

Credit Card it’s just plastic, but when your credit card falls into the wrong hands, it may do more harm than you can imagine ... process.” 3.Know you credit card company’s 24 hours hot line 0 in case you need to report a lost ... of the card) and other account information to anybody. “Your credit card issuer will not call [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:22:37

Top Ten Credit Card Safety Tips

There are hundreds of credit cards scams that enable the wrong people to gain your account and identity information ... for credit card use. 1. Watch where you shop. It is important to be aware of store policies when it comes to credit card use. How is your information protected? Are the systems used to process payment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:00:16

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