Usedbookcentral announces it will close; citing PCI compliance
Monday, May 4th, 2009Longtime independent book marketplace Usedbookcentral released an announcement over the weekend that it would be closing its site after seven years, citing the pressures imposed by the credit card industry with regards to PCI compliance. PCI compliance has become an enormous burden on businesses worldwide, but particularly on small businesses. I speak from experience when [...]
Emailing credit card numbers; a how-to guide
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Ever wondered what the safest way to have a customer e-mail credit card data to you is? There isn’t one. In fact, asking a customer to transmit credit card information to you via e-mail can land you in very big trouble with the credit card companies. Like $500,000 big. I am floored how common the [...]