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<?xml version="1.0"?><!-- generator="b2evolution/0.9.0.11" --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"> <channel> <title>All Blogs for the Merchant Account Explorer</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1</link> <description></description> <language>en-US</language> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs> <admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://b2evolution.net/?v=0.9.0.11"/> <ttl>60</ttl> <item> <title>The Untapped Purchasing Card Opportunity</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=the_untapped_purchasing_card_opportunity&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:44:11 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">US Merchant Accounts</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">52@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>Aaron Bills, in Transaction World Magazine, answers some basic questions regarding the use and characteristics of Purchase Cards to help sales executives better understand the market context and also provide some strategies to build a base of business-to-business and business-to-government merchants. </description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Aaron Bills, in Transaction World Magazine, answers some basic questions regarding <a href="http://www.transactionworld.com/start.asp">the use and characteristics of Purchase Cards</a> to help sales executives better understand the market context and also provide some strategies to build a base of business-to-business and business-to-government merchants.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=52&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Google Checkout vs PayPal</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=google_checkout_vs_paypal&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:14:51 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">Online Payments</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">51@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>Rick Munarriz reports in the Motley Fool that since implementing Google Checkout on their site, TheFurniture.com is closing 8% to 12% of its sales through Google's platform. PayPal used to seal the deal on 8% to 10% of the site's transactions, but that has now been whittled away to just 3% to 4% of total sales.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Rick Munarriz reports in the Motley Fool that <a href="http://www.fool.com/news/mft/2006/mft06100501.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y&bounce=y&bounce2=y">since implementing Google Checkout on their site, TheFurniture.com is closing 8% to 12% of its sales</a> through Google's platform. PayPal used to seal the deal on 8% to 10% of the site's transactions, but that has now been whittled away to just 3% to 4% of total sales.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=51&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Online-Gambling Crackdown</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=online_gambling_crackdown&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:28:03 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">Online Payments</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">50@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>Eric Pfanner, of the International Herald Tribune, reports in the New York Times that Congress passed legislation over the weekend that would make it a crime to use credit cards or online payment systems for Internet betting. As a result, several online-gambling companies said Monday that they planned to stop doing business with customers in the United States — by far the largest market for Internet gambling.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Eric Pfanner, of the International Herald Tribune, reports in the New York Times that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/technology/03gamble.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">Congress passed legislation over the weekend that would make it a crime to use credit cards or online payment systems for Internet betting</a>. As a result, several online-gambling companies said Monday that they planned to stop doing business with customers in the United States — by far the largest market for Internet gambling.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=50&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Paying Through the Finger</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=paying_through_the_finger&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:28:51 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">Processing Equipment</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">49@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>The editors of Scientific American report on Pay by Touch:"To make a purchase at a participating merchant, you first place a finger on a scanner, which reads the swirls, curls and whorls on your digit. Then you punch in your phone number on an adjacent keypad. You select the payment account, confirm the amount and you're done--no fiddling with pockets or wallets."</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>The editors of Scientific American report on <a href="http://blog.sciam.com/index.php?title=paying_through_the_finger_4&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1">Pay by Touch</a>:<br />"To make a purchase at a participating merchant, you first place a finger on a scanner, which reads the swirls, curls and whorls on your digit. Then you punch in your phone number on an adjacent keypad. You select the payment account, confirm the amount and you're done--no fiddling with pockets or wallets."</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=49&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Visa USA Updates Progress On Small Ticket Payments</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=visa_usa_updates_progress_on_small_ticke&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:53:35 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">US Merchant Accounts</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">48@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>Paymentnews.com reports Visa USA's announcement that leading U.S. merchants continue to adopt the Visa No Signature Required Program, which waives the signature requirement for qualifying Visa transactions less than $25 across 17 merchant categories using existing magnetic stripe POS card acceptance terminals. The program, launched in April 2006, is designed to accelerate Visa acceptance and card usage at traditionally cash-intensive merchants.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Paymentnews.com reports Visa USA's announcement that <a href="http://www.paymentsnews.com/2006/09/visa_usa_update.html">leading U.S. merchants continue to adopt the Visa No Signature Required Program</a>, which waives the signature requirement for qualifying Visa transactions less than $25 across 17 merchant categories using existing magnetic stripe POS card acceptance terminals. The program, launched in April 2006, is designed to accelerate Visa acceptance and card usage at traditionally cash-intensive merchants.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=48&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Ecommerce Website Preparedness Checklist</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=ecommerce_website_preparedness_checklist&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:03:49 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">Mobile Commerce</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">47@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>The core ingredients required to launch an online store include a shopping cart, merchant account and payment gateway. MerchantAccountServices.org provides a checklist to guide web designers in their efforts to build a secure and customer-friendly ecommerce web site.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>The core ingredients required to launch an online store include a shopping cart, merchant account and payment gateway. MerchantAccountServices.org provides <a href="http://www.merchant-account-services.org/article/ecommerce-checklist">a checklist to guide web designers</a> in their efforts to build a secure and customer-friendly ecommerce web site.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=47&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title> Six Payment Gateways Reviewed</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=six_payment_gateways_reviewed&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:20:12 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">Online Payments</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">46@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>Gateway offerings from Authorize.net, Verisign, Plug 'n Pay, and LinkPoint are compared thoroughly at merchant-account-services.org.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p><a href="http://www.merchant-account-services.org/article/payment-gateways-reviewed">Gateway offerings</a> from Authorize.net, Verisign, Plug 'n Pay, and LinkPoint are compared thoroughly at merchant-account-services.org.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=46&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> <item> <title>Processing Rates & Fees</title> <link>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?title=processing_rates_aamp_fees&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1</link> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:58:43 +0000</pubDate> <category domain="main">Advice for Merchants</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">45@http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog</guid> <description>For a good listing of the many fees that may be associated with your merchant account, we suggest you visit The Merchant Council's website.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>For a good <a href="http://merchantcouncil.org/guides/merchant-account-information-guide/4-merchant-account-processing-rates-fees.php">listing of the many fees that may be associated with your merchant account</a>, we suggest you visit The Merchant Council's website.</p>]]></content:encoded> <comments>http://www.merchant-account-explorer.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=45&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments</comments> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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