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Monday, 02 January 2012 10:22

How Direct Debit Is Good For The Environment

Written by Jeffrey Jones Jr
Have you ever thought about how much paper is used to generate invoices, bills, and receipts? Consider these statistics: Australians use 1.7 million tonnes of printing and writing paper. At an estimated 24 trees per tonne, this amount of paper uses up the equivalent of tens of millions of trees (Paperless Alliance, 2010). A company issuing 100 bills a month can conserve the greenhouse gas equivalent of 7 trees planted and grown for 10 years by using…
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Monday, 19 December 2011 14:41

The Importance of PCI Compliance

Written by Jeffrey Jones Jr
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard was developed by the big credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard as a way to safeguard customer card information from hacking and other security vulnerabilities. Being PCI compliant ensures a provider uses the highest standards of security possible for the storing, processing and transmitting of cardholder data. We’re proud to say Ezidebit is recognised as a Level 1 PCI compliant provider—the first and only third party…
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Monday, 05 December 2011 10:50

Reduce Your Payment Days With Direct Debit

Written by Jeffrey Jones Jr
Recent reports from Dun & Bradstreet (2011) have revealed business to business payments are becoming increasing more difficult to collect. The data shows average payment days have increased to 55.6 days, the highest it’s been in over three years, with prompt payments declining by 10.5% compared to the same time the previous year. This has the potential to severely affect the everyday running of small business, with cash flow management becoming increasingly difficult. One way…
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Monday, 21 November 2011 16:04

How To Reduce Skimming Attacks On Your EFTPOS Machine

Written by Jason Turnbull
If you’re a small business with an EFTPOS machine, you may have noticed skimming attacks have become a major issue. Luckily, there are a few simple precautions you can take to help keep your EFTPOS terminal secure from criminals trying to steal card account information and pin numbers. According to the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA), skimming prevention measures include: Keeping an up-to-date list of all EFTPOS terminals you have in your business including the…
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Monday, 07 November 2011 10:40

How Do You Know If Your Billing Provider Is Credible?

Written by Jeffrey Jones Jr
It’s important to be able to trust your billing provider with your personal banking information—after all they are dealing with your finances. So how do you know if they’re credible? The first thing to consider is reputation. Do they have a good reputation in the industry? Do they look after their customers? The next thing is their credentials. Check if your billing provider has: PCI compliance to ensure data is secured according to the highest…
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Monday, 24 October 2011 08:50

Boost Your Cash Flow With Direct Debit

Written by Jeffrey Jones Jr
The biggest benefits of using Ezidebit and direct debit in your business are administrative savings and cash flow improvements. And the more customers you have signed up—the bigger these benefits become. But how can you encourage all your customers to sign up? We can help. We’ve got a team of business development managers supported by an internal marketing department who can work with you to develop the appropriate strategies to lift the usage of direct…
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