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Canadian merchants likely saw an uptick in their debit and credit card processing activity in the month of January, as the country's wholesale sales showed the strongest increase in three years.

A common complaint among small, Level 4 merchants is that the PCI compliance mandates are too intense and burdensome for them, and are better suited to larger merchants.

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Merchant Account

• 10/03/2010 - Branded prepaid card market continues to grow, study shows
• 04/03/2010 - Growing debit card popularity to change payment processing landscape
• 02/03/2010 - MasterCard, Visa profit forecasts upwardly revised thanks to prepaid card popularity
• 01/03/2010 - Real GDP increases in Q4 2009 and December, driven by consumer spending

Credit Card Processing

• 17/03/2010 - January's wholesale sales increase strongest in three years
• 15/03/2010 - Credit card companies ramping up rewards programs
• 12/03/2010 - School district to pay for activities with credit card rewards
• 11/03/2010 - Mobile banking poised to take off in Canada

Point-of-Sale Terminals

• 16/03/2010 - Square may not threaten traditional POS terminals and merchant accounts, expert says
• 15/03/2010 - Wireless POS terminals allow restaurant to speed up service, reassure customers of security
• 03/03/2010 - VeriFone reports strong revenue, cash flow performance for Q1 2010
• 22/02/2010 - Chip and pin not cure-all for PCI compliance, expert says

Security and Fraud

• 16/03/2010 - PCI SSC: Level 4 merchants shouldn't hold breath for tiered payment processing security requirements
• 16/03/2010 - No such thing as complete security - but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try
• 15/03/2010 - PCI SSC's Bob Russo urges merchants to 'live, breath, eat, sleep, not PCI, but security'
• 15/03/2010 - Businesses advised to supplement PCI compliance with internal policies

Press Releases

• 01/05/2010 - Pivotal Payments Completes Acquisition of POS Card Systems And National Credit Card Processing From Vision Bankcard
• 11/26/2009 - Pivotal Payments Among Finalists for Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies of 2009
• 09/15/2009 - Pivotal E-Payments and ClicNet Announce Partnership that simplifies Online Payment Processing for Ecommerce Merchants
• 08/24/2009 - Comca Systems and Pivotal Payments Announce an Innovative Partnership to Improve Payment Processing Services for Dry Cleaners