News

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

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 ....

September 13, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II

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 ....

August 30, 2022

The Sunset of 3-D Secure v1

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 ....

August 23, 2022

Cardstream Supports Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

Globally recognised Payment Gateway, Cardstream, announced that it has chosen Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance to be its ‘2022 Charity of the Year’. With a number of events being held ....

August 16, 2022

About Blockchain

Crypto seems to be the hot topic in financial circles currently, and a major part of cryptocurrency is blockchain technology. This technology is essential for cryptocurrency to operate, but what ....

August 9, 2022

Why Use a Payment Gateway

An online payment gateway is an E-commerce service that processes, verifies, and accepts payments for Merchants using a secure internet connection. Any business that accepts online and card payments require ....

August 2, 2022

The History of E-Commerce

Online payments have revolutionised how we shop, and the history of E-commerce is often closely linked to the history of the internet. In 2022, E-commerce is expected to pass $5 ....

July 26, 2022

Alternative Payment Methods (APMs)

The past ten years has seen a boom in the variety of ways that we can pay for goods and services. Instead of relying on credit cards and cash, Alternative ....