INSIGHTS FOR SMBS AND SMES
Recurring revenue requires consent records, cancellation workflows, renewal notices, card-updater settings, and clear customer support. AMS Editorial examines the payments and fintech implications for SMBs and SMEs in May 2025.
The Global Payments, FIS, and Worldpay transactions marked a major payments consolidation moment with direct implications for acquirers, ISVs, processors, and merchants.
Insurers, processors, and banks increasingly expect better MFA, segmentation, logging, and incident-response discipline. AMS Editorial examines the payments and fintech implications for SMBs and SMEs in January 2025.
Cashless ATM and miscoding workarounds can disappear quickly when sponsor banks, ATM networks, or card networks tighten enforcement. Weekly AMS coverage for cannabis, smoke shop, THC, and other high-risk merchant operators.
The PCI DSS 4.0 transition changed how businesses document controls, scan environments, train staff, and manage payment vendors. AMS Editorial examines the payments and fintech implications for SMBs and SMEs in September 2024.
AI-enabled scams require stronger payment approvals, callback procedures, dual control, and employee training. AMS Editorial examines the payments and fintech implications for SMBs and SMEs in June 2024.
Processor-classified high-risk businesses need stronger files around licenses, ownership, chargebacks, prohibited products, websites, fulfillment, and customer support. Weekly AMS coverage for cannabis, smoke shop, THC, and other high-risk merchant operators.
AI makes generic production abundant. Agencies gain pricing power when they understand a specific industry, compliance burden, buyer journey, payment model, and operational workflow. AMS Editorial examines how AI is changing web developers, digital...
State legalization has not removed the federal and network-risk problem that keeps standard card acceptance out of reach for THC dispensaries. Weekly AMS coverage for cannabis, smoke shop, THC, and other high-risk merchant operators.
Smoke shops, vape stores, CBD sellers, and hemp-adjacent retailers often face processor scrutiny even when they do not sell state-licensed marijuana. Weekly AMS coverage for cannabis, smoke shop, THC, and other high-risk merchant operators.
Smoke shops, vape stores, CBD sellers, and hemp-adjacent retailers often face processor scrutiny even when they do not sell state-licensed marijuana. Weekly AMS coverage for cannabis, smoke shop, THC, and other high-risk merchant operators.
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