Credit card processing fees are confusing by design. It can be difficult to understand what you are paying for. Processors are always looking for ways to make more profit at your expense by hiding fees and increasing costs. In this article we will explain the 2 major components of your credit card processing costs and

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has issued a new version of their technical and operational standards to protect payment data. PCI DSS v4.0 replaces version 3.2.1. These changes aim to meet the evolving security needs of the payment industry, promote security and a continuous process, increase flexibility and improve procedures for organizations using

For the last couple years, many businesses have struggled to survive the COVID pandemic. As the state of our economy improves, credit card processors are implementing widespread fee increases. Merchants that don’t use Audit Advantage will see their credit card processing costs increase substantially; losing $1,000’s. Make sure you stay enrolled in Audit Advantage to

One of the most common things we hear from merchants is that they are not monitoring their credit card processing statements or their fees each month. Credit card processing fees can be confusing. Understanding the legitimacy and accuracy of all the fees on your statement is an impossible task without the right expertise. Additionally, processors

PCI compliance can be a cumbersome and time consuming process. For years, merchants have suffered from avoidable non-compliance fees and placed their business at risk to a devastating data breach. Here are the Top 5 Reasons why you should avoid your processor’s self-service PCI program and stick with Audit Advantage PCI + Cyber: They don’t always

For years, merchants have been under the assumption that corporate, business and purchasing cards are expensive to process. What most merchants don’t realize, is there are ways to qualify for better rates on these cards. B2B transactions don’t have to cost you more! Collectively, these types of cards are referred to as “commercial cards”. Even

Audit Advantage has a new look! For a long time, our customers have come to recognize the Audit Advantage stoplight logo. Our original MONITOR program helped customers identify payment processing savings with a unique ‘stoplight’ approach.   Our product offering has grown over the last few years, and we needed a logo that would take

Podcast: 5 Things You Can Do NOW to Prevent Cyber Attacks The current online landscape is vast and complex. Employees are working from home and customers are shopping online. Companies are facing new challenges and hackers know it! Our PCI partners at Security Metrics have prepared an informative podcast that discusses the online threats and