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lawsuits and zealous government regulators, PayPal now boasts over 100 million active accounts in 190 markets worldwide. (Paypal.com) PayPal is a universal e-commerce business online payment service which permits organizations and individuals to make and receive payments between accounts without the need to exchange bank account or credit card details through the Internet. PayPal can be utilized for making buys from…

ignorant bliss when it comes to their credit cards. They do not know the significance of the little card they keep in their wallet. The youth of today sometimes only think of it as a source of money. There is so much more to these little pieces of plastic. It is extremely important for young adults to understand the advantages and disadvantages of owning a credit card before they apply for one. When thinking about the advantages of possessing credit cards, it is only natural to think of the…

how they can maximize their total earnings, and credit card companies are no different. While students may be one of the better targets for this because the majority don’t have credit cards and are low on funds; they also are some of the ones in most danger of overspending with not being knowledgeable. Even though this is the case, I think if the credit card companies are doing this in a more transparent and informative way than normal credit card signups, it is not a wrong thing to do,…

E-commerce or Electronic commerce as the phrase states is where everything or anything within the business world which is sold electronically. It means sharing of business information, maintaining professional relationships and by telecommunications networks business transactions are conducted. It is the collective integration of communications, database management, and security proficiency to allow business applications within different organizations and IT companies to naturally exchange…

Legal ambiguities have caused many banks to drop medical dispensaries from their merchant account roles. For business owners who feel that credit card processing is an integral part of their success, this rash of rejection notices from banks is more than a little distressing. It isn't uncommon for the owner of a dispensary to sign up with a bank only to hear a few weeks later that their services are being withdrawn. A single law, the Bank Secrecy Act, is the source of all the trouble. It…

join stock corporation after the merging of two successful business owners Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Warren Butterfield. In 1852, Butterfield and other directors proposed the idea of American Express they wanted to extend these operations to California and from there they enjoyed the business growth in the virtual monopoly world. However, later as the years passed by the company began to expand themselves from the domestic business world to the international market. Through this…

MasterCard Worldwide. Unlike American Express and Discover, Visa, and MasterCard do not finance, which means these companies are intermediaries and “they don’t directly finance credit card transactions” (Thangavelu, 2015). That being said, Discover is more in American Express’ strategic group because they both issue cards and work within the same strategic group, so American Express and Discover compete more directly. Potential Entrants Not only are there current rivals in every industry, there…

Have you ever wondered how a credit card transaction works? What is the process flow after swiping the small credit card through that little black box? These questions bothered me for some time and finding the answers lead to a diligent job search. Consequently, the search ended when I found employment at Vantiv, a Merchant Credit Card processing company in Houston, Texas. The year was 1998; the company offered me a customer service position in their call center. Eagerly I accepted the job;…

While a degree in business or anything relating to the field may be useful, it is not necessary to start a business. And for some people, going to college with the long term goal of having their own business is not the best option. There are over a hundred entrepreneurs who succeeded without a college degree. An example of one of these entrepreneurs is Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark. His business is well known for its greeting cards and although he passed away decades ago…

Visa and Card association have member banks, the “issuing banks” and the “acquirer banks” (see top member banks…