Every now and then we like to put one of our customers in the spotlight and let them tell their story of how their business is progressing and what their experience is like with AdvoCharge. We are pleased to introduce MassageTrack and will let their...
To our existing clients (and anyone just curious about EMV): Many of you have heard about the upcoming changes to the card processing standards known as EMV that will become the standard in the US on Oct 1st, 2015. This standard has been present in Europe...
EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa and is an initiative started by the three companies to ensure the security and interoperability of all chip-based payment cards, including those provided by not only MasterCard and Visa, but also by JCB, American Express, China UnionPay, and...
When starting a business, it seems so simple: You provide your customers with goods and/or services; in exchange, they pay you. And it would be just that simple, if you only accepted cash tender. If you'd like to make your business grow, it becomes essential...
Due to the overwhelming number of security breaches experienced in the last couple of years, merchants have been hard pressed to find alternative — and more secure — ways to accept payment. Traditionally, credit cards have provided a more secure form of payment than cash...
It seems that the more technologically advanced our society becomes, the more at risk we are for fraud and theft. Just recently, major corporations, such as The Home Depot and Target, have had major security breaches, and the customer information in their databases was stolen,...
Approximately 70% of all United States’ consumer and business transactions are made with debit and credit cards, so most companies can ill-afford to demand that their customers pay cash-only. Because of this, a vast majority of businesses, both small and large, have come to heavily...
It’s not uncommon for new clients who have never heard of our merchant services to first ask AdvoCharge, “What’s the catch?” It’s an understandable reaction. We take pride in approaching merchant services and credit card processing in a fundamentally different way than many of our...
After a tumultuous holiday season many business owners along the Front Range in Colorado are dusting off their playbooks and deciding how to move forward in 2015. With the economy picking up, particularly right here in Colorado, smart companies are positioning themselves to take advantage...
Like many businesses looking ahead to 2015, you may be thinking about ways that your company can cut down on overhead costs and save some money this coming year. If you haven’t considered how much you are spending every year on credit card processing and...