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Cardstream's latest press releases, company news and industry insights.

November 22, 2022

Cashless Payments

In recent years, paying with cash has become less and less popular. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and emerging technologies, the variety of ways to pay has been on the ....

November 15, 2022

Black Friday 2022

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 ....

November 8, 2022

Cardstream’s Partnership with Qi Digital will Enable its Merchants to Accept Digital Currencies

London, UK - November 8, 2022 – Leading independent Payments Gateway, Cardstream, has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency specialists Qi to provide Merchants with capabilities to accept digital currencies. Cardstream ....

November 1, 2022

Friendly Fraud

“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 ....

October 25, 2022

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)

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 ....

October 20, 2022

Cardstream Selects EML Payments’ Nuapay To Launch Its Pay Now And Pay In Instalments With Open Banking For Online Merchants

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 ....

October 11, 2022

Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

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 ....

October 4, 2022

Integration Methods

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 ....

September 27, 2022

Chargebacks

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 ....

September 20, 2022

Dynamic Currency Conversion

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 ....