Mastercard has changed its fraud and chargeback merchant compliance programs

Let’s talk e-wallets. Imagine the situation: you are leaving the house in a hurry – you are late for work or some other place you need to go. You are rushing through streets, get into the car or public transportation, etc. And in the middle of all that you realize that you left your wallet at home.  Well, around 20 years ago that would be a disaster – your mood and potentially day are ruined. But today it is not a colossal issue – you can just use your phone to make payments throughout the day. This is thanks to

Are you confused and wondering what payment option will satisfy your needs? Still cannot figure out the differences between direct debits and standing orders? Dive into our in-depth guide on automated transactions and make the decision that will work best for you. What is a standing order? Standing orders are regular pre-automated payments for the set amounts. Monthly gym payments or subscriptions are great examples. If you’re providing your services as a sole proprietor or freelancer and the sum is the same every time, your clients can pay for the work done by setting up a standing order. If you’ve

If the definition of the standing order sounds very similar to the one of direct debit for you, read on. We wrote this article to explain the meaning of the standing order and how it differs from direct debit transactions. When standing orders are used? The standing order payments or recurring payments automatically send a specific sum to other bank accounts regularly. At first, it may seem that direct debit transactions function in the same way. However, there are some variations in these pre-automated transfers.  We’ve already posted an article on Direct Debits here, but let’s go through the main

SEPA Direct Debit (aka SDD) is a pre-authorized payment option available in the eurozone. It works pretty much like all the other direct debit transactions, but these payments can only be denominated in euros within the SEPA area. Our blog post on Direct Debit provides detailed information on how such pre-authorized transfers are ordered and completed. And in this blog post, we will try to explain what are Core and B2B versions of the SDD Scheme and their advantages.  Main features of SEPA Direct Debit Let’s look into what exactly is SEPA Direct Debit and how you can use it.