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Incentives In PCI DSS

by Executive Vice President, Strategy, Dr. Branden Williams ETA’s Transaction Trends publication recently featured an article by Darrel Anderson entitled Why PCI Compliance Isn’t Working. In it, he describes one of the problems that we’ve been exploring here over the last month or so—incentive structures for PCI DSS.   At the ETA Strategic Leadership Forum, […]

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How to strengthen merchant relationships and reduce churn

Merchant retention remains a top challenge and major priority for many acquiring organisations, as churn rates can greatly hinder success. In fact, a recent Discover study determined that merchant attrition in the United States is approximately 20 per cent annually, of which 16 per cent switch to an alternate acquirer and 4 per cent go out of business entirely.   Moreover, […]