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	<title>Merchant Account Services Blog &#187; Visa and MasterCard</title>
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		<title>MasterCard Launches Personalized Gift Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Conde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard has announced a new program where small businesses can order personalized MasterCard branded gift cards. These are similar to the gift cards currently available for purchase through local banks and some stores. The cards can be redeemed anywhere MasterCard check cards are accepted. The gift card can be customized with a company logo, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where to Order Visa Supplies and Logos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Conde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common question from merchants is where they can find logos and credit card related supplies for their business. Visa provides an online store for merchants which contains every day supplies, educational material, and promotional material some of which is free. You can find this at http://www.visafulfillment.com. General categories available include: Fraud and Security Gift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visa Warns Software May Store Customer Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Conde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CNet News A popular software that retailers use to control debit-card transactions may inadvertently store sensitive customer information, including PIN codes, says Visa. Two versions of cash-register software made by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions are under scrutiny, according to a warning Visa issued to the companies that process card transactions for some of the nation&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visa and MasterCard Increase Rates&#8230;Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Conde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what seems like an annual ritual, Visa and MasterCard have raised rates effective April 1st, 2006. Visa made relatively few changes to their Interchange levels. Only a few minor increases to several corporate card categories were made. On the other hand, MasterCard made many changes to key Interchange categories. This includes their Merit III [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MasterCard Lowering Rates To Reduce Fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Conde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to encourage more participation in its SecureCode program, MasterCard is reducing its Interchange rates for online sales that are transacted with the program. Merchants can lower their transaction costs by as much as 59 basis points with SecureCode and by as much as 10 basis points with Verified by Visa which is [...]]]></description>
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