In the world of payments, we spend enormous effort securing transactions—encryption, tokenization, fraud checks, velocity rules, reconciliation logic.Yet one critical piece is often overlooked:The link itself...
Market Reality, Power Structures, and the Future of PaymentsExecutive SummaryStripe’s dominance in online payments is often misunderstood as a technology advantage. In reality, Stripe’s strength lies in...
Integrating ACH Processing Co.’s API for Seamless Payment Automation In today’s digital landscape, businesses need secure, efficient, and automated solutions to manage their payment workflows. The ACH...
The payment industry is complex, often surrounded by myths that can mislead businesses. From misunderstandings about costs to false beliefs about transaction security, these misconceptions can impact...
Implementing Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) on Your E-commerce Platform: Tools, APIs, and Code Snippets In an article that I published a while back, I talked about different platforms that you can use for Buy Now...
The world of cryptocurrency has rapidly evolved, and PHP developers have multiple ways to incorporate crypto functionalities into web applications. This guide will walk you through different use cases, from...
After successfully integrating into Payguardian Cloud, I decided to continue integrating into Payguradian SDK to deploy ID Tech devices. I chose ID-Tech Augusta for MSR and Chip processing. ID Tech...
If you have ever built software for touchscreen devices, you know that having an onscreen keyboard is an essential component.Windows comes with an Onscreen keyboard as one of its built-in Ease of Access tools.You can...
A little historyOver a decade ago when I was developing my POS software, I discovered BridgePay’s T-Gate, a gateway for both card-present and card-not-present transactions. The time was before the EMV liability shift of...
Over the years, I have participated in many development projects where we could use a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) or use an API.This article will explain the differences between DLL and API, the pros and cons of each...
A couple of days ago, I finally finished an integration to Sound Payments Quantum API.Over the years, I have done many integrations to gateways, payment devices, and services, but this one was very different.Sound...
Three years ago, when we were still living a more or less normal life, I published an article on LinkedIn, where I shared some of my ideas for new features in POS systems for restaurants.I had a chance to look back at...
Restaurants are undoubtedly amongst the hardest hit businesses during COVID shutdowns and lockdowns.I reached out to many friends in the industry. It was disheartening to hear from them how the efforts of many years of...
The Elephant in the roomWhat I have discussed in this article is a genuine case of the Elephant in the room. Unless you are very new in the payment processing industry (your first few weeks), otherwise you know that...
Since the implementation of the liability shift by payment processors, the Semi-integrated systems have gained popularity.Before I continue, I want to make sure that you know what the Liability Shift and Semi-Integrated...
WordPress has become the most popular platform for building websites, thanks to a large number of independent developers who have created a wealth of plugins and add-ons for WordPress. Today, WordPress is a formidable...
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