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March 3, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at March 3, 2017
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Late last month, Pennsylvania issued an advisory that its money transmitter regulations are violated when payments companies–payment facilitators and ISOs–collect money from consumers and forward it […]
March 1, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at March 1, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies have a newfound willingness to hold payment processors liable for the unlawful conduct of their merchants. This is […]
February 28, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 28, 2017
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Whether you are an ISO or a merchant level salesperson (MLS), odds are you will at some point receive an unexpected visit from a government agency. […]
February 27, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 27, 2017
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Every week, I get a call from an agent or ISO (whom we will simply call the “agent”) complaining that an ISO or other upstream processing […]
February 26, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 26, 2017
Processing payments for legitimate, state-licensed marijuana-related businesses remains risky. Although a number of community banks have tested the waters with such payments, no safe harbor from […]
February 25, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 25, 2017
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In this podcast, PaymentFacilitator.com talks to Theo Monroe about money service businesses, also known as money transmitters. Monroe says that payment businesses can sometimes engage in […]
February 20, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 20, 2017
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Automatic renewal programs represent a cash cow for countless subscription businesses, especially when consumers renew those subscriptions at higher prices. But automatic renewals can also be […]
February 19, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 19, 2017
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I am often asked, “What is MATCH and how can I get off it?” As to the first part of the question, “MATCH” (which stands for […]
February 18, 2017
Published by Theodore F. Monroe at February 18, 2017
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Recently, the criminal case against online merchant Jeremy Johnson in Utah that started back in June 2011 finally came to a close. After more than four […]