The Lowdown on Load-Balancing
As rewarding as owning your own business can be, when it comes to merchant accounts, certain challenges have the potential to be catastrophic. In fact, one of the worst things that can happen to a small business is to have their merchant account suspended. That’s why some business owners do everything they can to avoid […]
Card Brand Changes are Coming. NMA Can Help!
Throughout the course of the past year, the payments industry, as a whole, has been on edge – awaiting the storm caused by the new/revised card brand rules and recent crackdowns from a few prominent regulatory bodies. Well, the storm has finally arrived. But thankfully, NMA has great news… WE’VE GOT A PLAN! Since word […]
Know Your Customer
Know Your Customer In the wake of the U.S. terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, Congress acted quickly to pass the USA PATRIOT Act, also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.” As the title suggests, the USA PATRIOT Act was intended […]
NMA In The Press: PayThink The STATES Act will bring needed clarity to cannabis payment law
PayThink The STATES Act will bring needed clarity to cannabis payment law September 25 2018, 12:01am EDT by Heather Peterson Altepeter (on PaymentsSource) Currently, more than 30 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana (cannabis) and/or marijuana-based products for various purposes. Unfortunately, however, this legalization conflicts with federal laws, which still cite cannabis as a […]
NMA In The Press: Readers Speak: Support for the STATES Act
Readers Speak: Support for the STATES Act October 22, 2018 by The Green Sheet We wish to thank Heather (Petersen) Altepeter, CEO of National Merchants Association, who sent us the following perspective on why cannabis merchants must be afforded resources to conduct business the right way. Remember when you were a kid and wanted to […]
NMA In The Press: TRANSACTION TRENDS EXCLUSIVE CE SERIES: Risky Business
TRANSACTION TRENDS EXCLUSIVE CE SERIES: Risky Business October 23, 2018 at 1:02pm Exploring the current and future market potential of the gaming and cannabis verticals By Michael Coleman Gambling and legal cannabis sales—two of the fastest growing but most controversial business sectors in the United States—are evolving to confront ongoing challenges in processing payments. Federal […]
AdSum: 2018 Recap
From left to right, Eric Pogue – Private Label Skin, Nate Lind – AdSum, Heather (Petersen) Altepeter – NMA, Chasity Thompson – Prospect Payments Team NMA traveled to sunny Scottsdale this week for AdSum 2018, the online sellers’ summit. We’ve been a part of this annual event since its inception, and have seen the growth […]
Opinion: Heather Altepeter on Resources for Cannabis Merchants
Opinion: For a Successful Economy and Payments Ecosystem, Cannabis Merchants Must Be Afforded Resources to Conduct Business the Right Way Heather (Petersen) Altepeter, ETA CPP Remember when you were a kid and wanted to make breakfast, but didn’t have the know-how to do so successfully? As a result, you wound up making a mess with […]
Four Major TRANSACT 2018 Takeaways
ETA estimates that 4,000 industry professionals converged on TRANSACT 2018 seeking innovative payments technologies, the latest security and regulatory developments, and of course, networking opportunities. National Merchants Association (NMA) recently sifted through the wealth of information TRANSACT 2018 generated to list four key takeaways from this year’s conference. 1. International commerce is shattering barriers Cross-border transactions […]
NMA: The Subscription-Based Services and Global Commerce Leader
National Merchants Association is a globally-recognized processor and merchant advocate that has specialized in trial and continuity subscription payment processing for nearly two decades – both domestically and internationally. Recent years have seen the emergence of subscription-based services including new incarnations of familiar recurring billing models, particularly within the e-commerce space. In response to the […]