June 6, 2025
When businesses face investigations or enforcement actions from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the stakes are high. The FTC enforces a broad range of consumer protection […]
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June 6, 2025
When your business faces scrutiny or action from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the potential fallout extends far beyond legal and financial implications. One of the […]
September 12, 2024
Every week I receive calls from merchants that are incorrectly placed on MATCH. Improper placement on MATCH can be decimating to these merchants; they will likely […]
March 7, 2019
You are a merchant who does everything by the book. Should you have reservations about merchant contracts, especially how they treat reserves? Almost certainly, yes. Reserve […]
March 1, 2019
The credit card brands’ rules and the state laws regarding credit card surcharges, cash discounts, and service fees are something that only a lawyer could love. […]
February 21, 2019
Payment processors screw over merchants. It is a fact of life. And they tend to take advantage of small merchants, uninformed merchants, but most of all […]
December 11, 2018
Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has become a hot topic within the cannabis industry. Experts predict that sales in the hemp subcategory of CBD could surpass $22 billion […]
June 12, 2018
Accepting Bitcoin for Payments: The Legal Basics Part 3 of 3 In the first two parts of this three-part blog series, we reviewed a number of […]
June 5, 2018
Accepting Bitcoin for Payments: The Legal Basics Part 2 of 3 Cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin have become more well-known over the past few years. As […]