Tag: Cardstream

August 12, 2021

The Rise of Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies are an important and rising element in today’s digital economy. In this post, we shall be breaking down what this new form of digital currency is all about and ....

August 9, 2021

PCI DSS Compliance – is it a requirement?

What does PCI DSS compliance mean? Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance is a set of requirements intended to ensure that all companies that process, store, or transmit credit ....

February 23, 2017

The Payment Facilitator

Behind the Payment Facilitator There is no one-way to process card payments. We always have a fundamental model of card processing: a terminal, a merchant account, and the party’s own ....

January 25, 2017

Just What are Blockchains Anyway?

Blockchains, a Work in Progress. I find it hard to imagine a topic more debated in FinTech than blockchains. I see speculation on blockchains is rife - however, blockchain's progress ....

December 29, 2016

FinTech and eCommerce 2016

End of year festivities always causes nostalgia and anticipation for the future. In this spirit, we should reflect on FinTech and eCommerce 2016, and consider 2017. There have been definite ....

July 20, 2016

Back-up Merchant Accounts

  Being prepared is something that was always drummed into me as a child. From the enchanting Lion King song from the villainous Scar, being a Cub Scout and their ....

June 14, 2016

What is a White Label Payment Gateway

Cardstream's White Label Solution Technology cannot be grown. You can’t plant it and pluck it a few weeks later. It takes development and expertise, time and financial investment. How much ....

June 1, 2016

Cardstream – A Unique Gateway

It’s common for authors to over-state or labour the point in their titles to grab the reader’s attention. After all, we as people like to draw attention to our best ....

May 24, 2016

Android Pay

Google helps me to manage a big chunk of my life. Their technology developments always reshape the way I do things. I’m talking about Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Forms, ....

April 22, 2016

Taking Payments Online

The date is May 21st 2015 and the BBC have just released an interesting article (and then so did I), debit and credit card payments have now overtaken that of ....