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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - O is for "Open Banking"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Jan 26

O is for "Open Banking" (a newer term in the payment industry).Open Banking is transforming the way financial data is shared and used. At its core,...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - N is for "Nacha"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Jan 19

N is for "Nacha", which stands for the National Automated Clearing House Association, the governing body that oversees the ACH (Automated Clearing...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - M is for "Merchant"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Jan 12

This is a good one: M is for "merchant"!A Merchant is any business or individual that accepts payments for goods or services. In the payments...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - L is for "Liability"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Jan 5

L is for "Liability".In the payments industry, Liability refers to who bears the financial and regulatory responsibility when something goes wrong -...

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Board Elections - Now Accepting Submissions - Deadline 3/1
Posted In: APP Dispatch, Volunteer Openings,
Date posted Jan 5

APP Board of Directors' Elections Announcement for Directors and President-Elect As a leading association in the risk management domain, APP is at...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - J is for "Julie's Journey"
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Date posted Dec 22

J is for "Julie"! 😊 I want to take this opportunity to share my gratitude to all my payment industry colleagues who have supported and encouraged...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - I is for "ISO"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Dec 15

I is for Independent Sales Organization (ISO)!An ISO is a third-party entity that resells payment processing services on behalf of Acquirers. ISOs...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - H is for "High Risk Merchants"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Dec 8

H is for "High Risk Merchants"!In the payments industry, not all merchants are created equal. Some are classified as High Risk Merchants - a...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - G is for "Gateway"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Dec 1

G is for "Gateway".I started my career at an ISO who owned and managed a gateway and I consider myself fortunate because I got to learn so much...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - F is for "Fraud"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Nov 24

F is for "Fraud"!Fraud is one of the most persistent and evolving challenges in the payments industry. It refers to any unauthorized or deceptive...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - E is for "EMV"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Nov 17

E stands for "EMV®".By the way, because of it's meaning, it is supposed to be used as an adjective not as a noun! Essentially, if you say the...

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Navigating the Payment Industry Alphabet - D is for "Disputes"
Posted In: APP Dispatch, APP Monitor,
Date posted Nov 11

D is for Disputes. This term as evolved over the years and each card network has its own terminology for them.For example, the part of the...

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