The following story is reposted from C Store Decisions and features commentary by W. Capra Executive Consultant, Ed Collupy. “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Yogi Berra may have had some insight into the EMV challenge the Convenience Store industry faces when this “Yogi-ism” was uttered back in 1973. There was...
Analyzing the Impact of the Durbin Amendment on Merchants
Fewer pieces of regulation in the payments space have been as divisive as the Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection act. What was originally intended as a means of reducing merchants’ debit interchange fees has become a consistent headache for most merchants, large and small....
Taking Stock of Your EMV Readiness
For most merchants, implementing EMV by the October 1 date did not happen. As it currently stands, anywhere from 15% - 25% of merchants will be EMV enabled by October, 2015. This low number means that the majority of merchants who are planning to implement EMV are currently in the planning/design and...
