Omni-Channel For ISV Growth, EMV Liability Shift Changes, And Payment Security 101

Business Solutions Newsletter | February 29, 2016 | View web version here.   In This Issue: Changes At The Checkout With Passing Of EMV Liability Shift Date Payment Security 101: Keep Your Merchant IT Clients Safe What You Need To Know About EMV How VARs Can Help Restaurants Meet Changing Consumer Demand Gerber To VARs: "Create A New Version Of Your Company" Revenge Of The Zombie Clauses A Successful Fusion Of Flavor And POS Technology Tablet POS Drives ISV's Steady Growth Featured Articles Changes At The Checkout With Passing Of EMV Liability Shift Date The EMV liability shift deadline has come and gone, and all businesses using non-EMV-compliant technology will be held responsible in the event of a fraudulent payment card transaction. While these new cards may be unfamiliar to shoppers stateside, it's a transition that many other countries have successfully made. Payment Security 101: Keep Your Merchant IT Clients Safe Retail data breaches have made the headlines, and your merchant IT clients are more and more aware of the threat cybercriminals pose to their businesses. You need to know the basics of helping your merchant IT clients maintain security, what technology solutions can help keep payment card data more secure, and the VAR's role in helping clients maintain PCI DSS compliance. What You Need To Know About EMV The U.S. payments industry has been chugging along on old technology while the rest of the world has implemented EMV card technology for more than a decade. As recent data breach headlines in the U.S. suggest, criminals are focusing on the easiest targets right now. How VARs Can Help Restaurants Meet Changing Consumer Demand Consumers are beginning to expect restaurants to integrate technology that improves their ordering and dining experience. This expectation has led restaurants to actively seek out technology solutions that can improve the customer experience while also improving their business operations. Gerber To VARs: "Create A New Version Of Your Company" Renowned small business author Michael Gerber opened his Feb. 18 webinar telling solutions providers in no uncertain terms, "You can't fix your broken business. Stop trying to!" Revenge Of The Zombie Clauses The new season of The Walking Dead premiered recently. For those of you who are not aware, the show revolves around a post-apocalyptic world where zombies attacking the living are the new normal. It's fun entertainment and has shown up in popular culture such as World War Z and I Am Legend. Another interesting place it has shown up is in Amazon's AWS Service Terms. A Successful Fusion Of Flavor And POS Technology A technology infusion helped create, scale, and support a reliable POS infrastructure for a multi-location chain to streamline operations with the ability to manage and maximize revenue like large concept groups. Tablet POS Drives ISV's Steady Growth International POS is leveraging its tablet point of sale solution to enter new markets, driving steady year-over-year growth. From The Magazine Omni-Channel Demand Fuels ISV's Growth   By Matt Pillar, senior executive editor, Innovative Retail Technologies As the retail industry adjusts to consumers' omni-channel demands, Deposco helps merchants reinvent the retail model. Sponsor   All Payments Expo occupies the crucial space where payments and loyalty meet. It's where innovators come to find the partners that will help them turn their concepts into reality and where the industry shares insights of where this rapidly evolving space is headed. More information. 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