Category: News - Part 7

BBB: Best practices to protect your business when banking online

Tyler Morning Telegraph | April 24, 2014 Online banking has made it easier and more convenient to manage business finances, but it also provides an opportunity for hackers to gain access to business accounts with the goal of making unauthorized money transfers. The Better Business Bureau recommends small business owners implement a few simple steps…

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Small Business Data Breach: Mitigating the Damage

While data breaches at giant retailers like Target and TJ Maxx grab the spotlight, it’s just as realistic a scenario for small businesses – and the attacks at that level can prove far more devastating. Experts say small business owners who don’t make protecting customers’ personal information a top priority could soon find themselves out…

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MasterCard Supports Smaller Businesses with Greater Transparency in Payments

March 25, 2014 MasterCard today announced a new initiative to help smaller merchants create efficiencies in their operations by accepting electronic payments. The effort combines changes to the company’s U.S. region rules with best practices and insights developed from conversations with smaller merchants. The new standards deliver greater transparency and value to smaller business owners….

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Your Small Business Is A Target: 6 Common Scamming Techniques

As a well-informed small business owner, you’ve no doubt by now heard one horror story or another about a small business that received the brunt end of a good-old-fashioned scam. If hearing about it made you triple check all your paperwork and burn all of your junk mail, then you may find a little relief…

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