Patricia Carlin
Patricia Carlin is co-founder of MerchACT, a card-not-present payments consultancy. MerchACT specializes in establishing merchant accounts and risk mitigation tools for global online merchants that have complex or dynamic business models and that are not well understood by traditional banks.
Since 1999, MerchACT’s clients have included Time.com, Sony Music, CNET, and StarWars.com and have processed billions of dollars in ecommerce and call center transactions.
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Payments
4 Ways to Reduce Credit Card Chargebacks
July 12, 2017 • Patricia Carlin
Credit card chargebacks — wherein shoppers purchase products with a credit card and then contest the charge from the credit card issuer — are an always-present threat to ecommerce merchants. In ...
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Fraud Prevention
Are Static Fraud Tools Obsolete?
June 12, 2017 • Patricia Carlin
Card-not-present fraud leads other types of payment fraud in countries that have migrated to the EMV standard. That is according to U.S. Payments Forum, a nonprofit organization that includes global ...
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Cross-border Selling
Navigating International Payment Methods, for Ecommerce
May 23, 2017 • Patricia Carlin
Many ecommerce retailers desire to expand internationally. Understanding the preferred payment methods in other countries is a key component. In this post, I’ll explore some of the issues involved with accepting ...
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