5 ways your business can survive showrooming -- Mobile technology makes showrooming ("testing" a product in the store before buying it online) easier than ever. While some see it as a threat to small businesses, it doesn't have to be ... (See Showrooming)

Technology lets customers skip checkout line -- Long lines are an annoyance for customers. That's why some businesses are testing a variety of new checkout and ordering systems that help customers skip the wait ... (See Checkout)

Mobile gift cards can give small businesses an edge -- Mobile (aka digital) gift cards present merchants with an opportunity to gain an edge over big box competitors ... (See Mobile gift cards)

Options for streamlining your online checkout -- Competition is heating up among companies that streamline the check-out process for online merchants. Use our chart to find the right solution for your business ... (See Checkout)

How to decode your merchant account rate -- The oft-quoted discount rate will likely apply to most of your transactions -- but not all of them. Here are the concepts you need to grasp to truly understand your rate. ... (See Merchant account rate)

Requiring a minimum credit card charge: You can do it -- but should you? -- Want to hang a sign near your register asking that all credit card purchases adhere to a $10 minimum to save on card processing costs? Is that legal or not? ... (See Minimum purchase)

4 excuses small merchants make for ignoring data security -- Here are some of the most common excuses small merchants make to avoid PCI compliance, according to experts -- and why you should stop making them ... (See PCI DSS)

How to prevent and detect employee data theft -- Are your employees stealing from your customers? Here's how employee data theft works -- and ways you can stop it ... (See Data theft)

PCI Compliance: An online merchant's guide -- Online businesses can avoid many of the overhead costs of brick-and-mortar merchants -- but they must still comply with PCI DSS. Payment security expert Branden R. Williams explains how ... (See e-commerce)

5 ways your business can survive showrooming -- Mobile technology makes showrooming ("testing" a product in the store before buying it online) easier than ever. While some see it as a threat to small businesses, it doesn't have to be ... (See Showrooming)

Technology lets customers skip checkout line -- Long lines are an annoyance for customers. That's why some businesses are testing a variety of new checkout and ordering systems that help customers skip the wait ... (See Checkout)

Mobile gift cards can give small businesses an edge -- Mobile (aka digital) gift cards present merchants with an opportunity to gain an edge over big box competitors ... (See Mobile gift cards)

Merchant year in review: Trends that defined 2012 -- Did you have trouble keeping up with all the changes in the payments industry in 2012? Here's a quick look back ... (See Payment trends 2012)

U.S. EMV roll-out doesn't mean merchants have to rush -- EMV card technology is getting rolled out in the U.S. Here's what you need to know about the deadlines -- and why you don't have to rush ... (See EMV)

Walmart, Target reject Visa-MasterCard settlement. Should your business follow suit? -- Some big-box retailers are saying, "No thank you," to the recent settlement between retailers and credit card companies. But what's best for your business and customers? ... (See Lawsuit)

Requiring a minimum credit card charge: You can do it -- but should you? -- Want to hang a sign near your register asking that all credit card purchases adhere to a $10 minimum to save on card processing costs? Is that legal or not? ... (See Minimum purchase)

Can your business afford to go cash-only? -- Plastic is convenient for consumers, but often expensive for merchants. So some small businesses say "no" to plastic and "yes" to good old-fashioned cash ... (See Cash-only)

Merchant account guide for small ecommerce sellers -- Whether you're selling crafts, auctioning antiques or hawking your skills as a website designer, your needs as a small online business are different from those of brick-and-mortar ones ... (See Ecommerce)

Holiday marketing do's and don'ts for merchants -- With the holiday shopping season about to kick off, electronic marketing can make your business stand out when customers have so many options ... (See Holiday shopping)

Small Business Saturday: 5 ways to wow shoppers -- If you plan to participate in this year’s Small Business Saturday, now is the time to think strategy. Here are the Top 5 game plans and how to make them work for you ... (See Small Business Saturday)

A guide to merchants' E-check options -- Plastic is becoming the norm, but some customers still prefer to pay by check. E-checks can help merchants eliminate some of the extra legwork involved in paper check acceptance ... (See E-checks)