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RBS WorldPay honoured with prestigious Queen's Award

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In order to reflect the needs of an international debit card scheme, MasterCard have migrated the Switch brand to the more universal Maestro name.

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If you rent your terminal from us, please be aware of an incident that occurred the week of 19 February 2007.

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Check-outs ring in New Year as shoppers take more Streamline approach to payment.

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Do you take Visa UK or Visa Republic of Ireland Debit Cards?

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Many of our merchants would have experienced significant disruptions to our service on Saturday 2 September. We would like to apologise for these.

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Does your business take you out and about? Go for a mobile terminal with us and you and you will be able to accept cards anywhere – no need for a BT phone line.

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An important change is being introduced on 1st April when the ability to undertake a Cardholder Not Present Code 10 authorisation will be withdrawn for UK Domestic Maestro Cards.

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Adshots are a series of customised messages that you can set up for printing at the bottom of your receipts:

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There are a number of important changes to the way you accept and process card payments in 2006

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Cardholder data is a tempting target for fraud. Visa and MasterCard have jointly agreed a standard for merchants who store process or otherwise have access to cardholder information.

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A watchful eye on fraud.

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Chip and PIN announcement 10 October 2005. Cardholders must use their PIN and not signature.

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Streamline Sponsor the British Retail Consortium Annual Dinner 21 September 2005 and support the ‘Celebrity shopper of the Year Award 2005.

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There has been recent targeting by third parties requesting information through bogus authorisation calls.

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Introducing our new quarterly merchant magazine featuring recent and forthcoming activities which Streamline are keen to support.

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Streamline Merchant Services has been awarded “Best Merchant Acquirer’’ 2005 for Europe by VRL Lafferty Publishing.

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Visa UK & Visa EU Multilateral Interchange Fees

Streamline can now provide you with information on Visa Interchange rates.

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