Payments

SMB owners say late-payments are a bigger concern than Brexit.

Historically, merchants worked with a limited number of point of sale (POS) systems, such as cash registers and credit card readers, which limited the size of the attack surface. The explosive growth in the types of POS systems and related applications is creating more endpoints on-premises and in the cloud, resulting in a much larger attack…

Research from Business Expert have uncovered the top 35 worst offending businesses for late payments including household names like E.ON and Thomas Cook. Companies with a £36 million annual turnover have an obligation to report to the Government about their payment practices. Invoicing specialists Business Expert have uncovered that only 316…

While the phrase 'time is money' may seem clichéd, it is becoming increasingly relevant as technology-savvy but busy consumers turn to the Internet to make shopping faster and easier. This week Total Business hears from Ronnie D’Arienzo, Chief Sales Officer at PPRO Group, about the vital importance of alternative payment methods in today’s shopping…

The UK is gripped by a late payment crisis, with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) estimating that the UK economy is losing £2.5bn annually to late payers. Working hard to provide a first-rate service and top-quality product only to be left waiting months for payment can be devastating. The FSB estimates that 50,000 businesses are forced…

By Alastair Johnson, Founder & CEO of Nuggets The role of fintech in our day-to-day lives is becoming more and more pronounced as time goes on. The combination of the financial realm with that of emerging technology is an exciting and ever-changing concept that has greatly benefited consumers around the globe. With legislative acts like the…

By Geoff Forsyth, Chief Technical Officer at PCI Pal If your company takes card payments from customers over the phone, you are responsible for keeping that data as safe and secure as possible – not just to protect your customers but to protect your business as well. Contact centres represent the sharp end of communication for many…