Black Friday is an event that grips the world of E-Commerce every year. Alongside Cyber Monday, online retailers can expect a surge in sales thanks to the deals and discounts ....
“Friendly Fraud” is a term that gets banded around a lot when talking about online payments. You may have heard it in relation to chargebacks. But what does this oxymoronic ....
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are providers which develop and sell software products. ISVs provide their software alongside hardware, software, or cloud-based providers. One of the biggest decisions that an ISV ....
Multi award winning Payments Gateway Cardstream has announced that it will integrate with Nuapay to provide Open Banking capabilities. The partnership will enable Cardstream's Open Payment Network of hundreds of ....
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) is a phone system that uses automated technology to allow incoming callers to access information through a voice response system. IVR systems can utilise a series ....
When a Merchant is establishing how they would like to take online payments, it is important that they consider whether to use a Payment Gateway via a Direct or Hosted ....
Chargebacks are essential to consumer protection, and they increase confidence for online payments. Whilst they are vital in ensuring consumers have a safe payments process, they also are frustrating for ....
Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) is a payment feature that converts a Merchant’s local currency to the equivalent cost in the cardholder’s local currency. The cardholder can review the exchange rate ....
All of us at Cardstream are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We hold The King and The Royal Family in our thoughts at this ....
3-D Secure version 1 will be decommissioned by the 18th of October 2022. This will be replaced by EMV® 3-D Secure. Cardstream is on hand to assist Partners and Merchants ....