How to Recognize a Valid Credit Card
Every valid credit card incorporates security elements designed to enable merchants to verify the card's authenticity and you should know how to inspect them....
Tag: MasterCard
Independent Sales Organization (ISO) vs. Sales Agent
ISO, MSP and sales agent are terms which in the payment card industry are often used interchangeably, yet each one of them designates a unique entity....
Credit vs. Debit and China vs. the U.S.
In the US, Visa and AmEx are growing faster than their domestic rivals - MasterCard and Discover - but globally, China UnionPay is expanding faster than anyone....
How MasterCard Processes 74B Transactions a Year
MasterCard processes more than 160 million payment card transactions per hour with an average network response time of 130 milliseconds. Here is how....
The Clash of Credit Card Titans: How China UnionPay Is Surging Ahead
China UnionPay - the Chinese credit card champion - is about to overtake MasterCard by processing volume and is likely to surpass Visa in as few as 2 - 3 years....