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The latest industry news, interviews, technologies, and resources.

September 22nd, 2015
Don’t be a Target – Protect Your Customer Data!

To sharpen and build your safeguards is to get ahead of a security breach. Modern technology has made advanced POS systems, data breaches and privacy violation more common. Thus, as a merchant protecting your customers information is vital when maintaining trust and affinity. The following will address key actions that, when taken, insures secure conduct. …

July 2nd, 2015
The EMV Liability Shift Deadline – Sooner than we think!

The well-publicized EMV mandate is looming larger for merchants as we quickly approach the October 1st, 2015 deadline. That is the date when the counterfeit and, in some cases, the lost or stolen liability shifts from the big banks to the merchant. After October 1st, if a chip-enabled card is presented for payment and the …

June 30th, 2015
Unified Commerce the Goal for Retailers

PayHub and SignaPay remain focused everyday on the continued development of a front end solution that manages all forms of payments for our partners and merchants. Data collection becomes more important every day and the vision of an “omnichannel” that can quickly provide information that delivers solutions for our customers is a critical piece of our technology …

May 19th, 2015
New SignaPay Website

We are very excited to share with you our newly designed website; www.SignaPay.com! The fresh new look, user-friendly navigation, and responsive functionality are just some of the features you will notice on the new SignaPay site. Our goal was to create a streamlined platform for our ISO partners and their merchants to access all of …

November 25th, 2014
Take Aways from Money 20/20 by Jeff Brown, President of SignaPay

 “Change is the end result of all true learning.” ― Leo Buscaglia Money 20/20 was a tremendous educational experience for any payments professional.  Not only was it a networking opportunity, it was also wall to wall education on the latest technology and trends in payment processing. It brought together next level thinkers from all aspects …

November 11th, 2014
SignaPay is ready for Apple Pay

With the introduction of Apple Pay a few weeks ago, the debate about whether NFC technology at the point of sale would stick around was ended with an exclamation point. NFC and EMV payment acceptance will effectively become a requirement at every point of sale in the US within the next 12 months. As sales …

October 30th, 2014
The Lost Art of Concentration

Too many times during the course of a day, I am distracted by my cell phone ringing, an email notification dinging or a co-worker or family member that needs “just five minutes.” I may have lost my focus and the challenge is getting back on track. Concentration is consciously controlling where our attention is focused …

September 25th, 2014
Five Ways to reduce Credit Card Risk

Tips for a New Merchants and review for the more Seasoned Merchant. It’s the time of year when everyone one does more – more buying, more eating, more spending, more charging! Merchants benefit greatly from accepting credit cards and can grow a business exponentially! It’s important to know and review the basics to manage risk …

September 2nd, 2014
Leading through Change

The payment industry is a battlefield and many of us are fighting the fight of change. We have no intention of fighting the fight at all costs, however we are venturing into new territories and that requires us to listen to others, ask questions and be more active. This article is a good reminder that people …

August 19th, 2014
SignaPay preparing for what’s ahead

How is John Martillo preparing SignaPay for the future of payment services? In anticipation of an industry shift toward technology-based solutions and ISV distribution channels, John Martillo is on the move. In August, he moved SignaPay into new offices, increasing their space from 5500 square feet to 12,000 square feet. This gives the company space …

August 12th, 2014
It’s Time to Embrace Technology

The times are changing – which includes the payments industry. Embrace change or be left behind. The days of selling merchant accounts strictly on price are evaporating quickly. In today’s payments ecosystem, clients are looking for more technical solutions and value selling is becoming a requirement. SignaPay recently partnered with 24Fundraiser an online donation solution …

June 23rd, 2014
Getting the most out of your sales channel

Tips from Jason Putnam, VP of Sales, SignaPay At the MWAA conference, July 2014 Kim Fitzsommons, ETA President Jason Putnam, Vice President Sales at SignaPay Marla Knutson, Transfirst Executive Vice President Hire wisely. Have your first interview on the phone.Since this is the way the sales person will be communicating most of the time, you …

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