The 2026 FIFA World Cup is kicking off on June 11 across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Within days, it becomes one of the most heavily targeted commercial events in cybercrime history. If you operate in travel, ticketing, hospitality,
Regulation & Compliance
In our previous article we covered what a Merchant Category Code is and why yours matters more than most merchants realize. This
Payment Industry
The payments industry presents itself as data-driven, automated, and increasingly governed by algorithms. That is largely true. It is also incomplete — because
High-Risk Processing
One acquirer means one point of failure. For a standard e-commerce merchant, that's a risk. For a high-risk merchant, it&
Payment Industry
What We're Watching in Amsterdam This Year Money20/20 Europe opens at RAI Amsterdam on June 2nd. The MMG team
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Most merchant account applications are declined not because of the business itself, but because of how the application is presented. A complete,
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3DS1 hurt conversion. 3DS2 doesn't have to — and when implemented correctly, it often improves it. The merchants still avoiding 3D
Local Preferences
Credit Cards Aren't Enough Your checkout accepts Visa and Mastercard. Your European customers have both. And yet a significant percentage
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MATCH listing is serious. It makes acquiring significantly harder, it follows you for five years, and most merchants discover it at the
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Most merchants never think about their MCC. That's a mistake. Four digits assigned at onboarding determine your interchange fees, your
Payment Industry
Some of it is. But the majority isn't — and treating the entire problem as a dishonesty problem leads merchants to
Payment Industry
It's one of the most common explanations merchants reach for after a termination. It's also usually wrong — or
Local Preferences
France is the largest e-commerce market in the EU. It also has a payment landscape unlike any other in Europe — shaped by
A rolling reserve is one of the most misunderstood elements of a high-risk merchant account. Most merchants accept the terms they'
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It sounds reasonable. Keep your chargebacks low and your acquirer is happy. That logic worked under the old monitoring framework. Under VAMP,