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Shift4 Offers Merchants Options to Achieve PCI Compliance

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants facing deadlines to comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and protect against credit card data theft have a secure and cost-effective alternative to investing in new point-of-sale and data storage systems. Shift4 Corporation (http://www.shift4.com/) offers a payment processing system that integrates with existing systems and is certified to be in compliance with all Card Association regulations and recognized by Visa USA as compliant with PCI DSS.

$$$ ON THE NET(R) (Dollars on the Net) provides authorizations and settlements for credit, debit, check, private-label and gift card transactions. This system is based on Tokenization technology -- developed and publicly released by Shift4 in 2005 -- that provides a greater level of security by removing all usable personal card data from the entire transaction process, including point-of-sale devices.

24-state battle for votes, delegates and momentum

He has achieved so much not because of his last name, or his skin color. Last night he was forced renounce and reject Farrakhan's statements, not his endorsement. Farrakhan is a very chaotic personality against Jews. However, perhaps if there can be dialogs over difference perhaps we start talking about solutions. Mr. Obama is a face of hard work and determination. He also is a president that world can respect. We finally have an option for president who has been around the world to destroy it, or be a ornament for her husband. Mr. Obama is a candidate that the world could be proud of.

Beware of transmitting debit card information

This device that lets you run your credit card at the table is a bad idea. You are not protecting credit card information from being revealed to restaurant personnel because the information is and has always been recorded in a data bank at the restaurant for accounting reasons.

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Arizona Honda reaches settlement with Attorney General

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has reached a $19,500 settlement between his office and D.W. Phillips LLC, doing business as Arizona Honda for what he said were deceptive practices to help some customers get financing when they didn't qualify. .

Yaqui casinos: 'More money, more problems'

Phil Harden plays the slot machines at Casino del Sol on the Pascua Yaqui reservation southwest of Tucson. The casino has helped to fund several projects and benefits for the tribe, including heath care and continuing education, but the millions in revenue gambling generates also has led to questions about where it all goes and created bitter divisions among tribal members. .

New Mobile Phone Technology from Secure Identity Systems Stops Card ...

A new Israeli technology brought to the U.S. by Secure Identity Systems (SIS) thwarts credit and debit card fraud, and potentially stops ID thieves in the act. This in turn helps banks better protect customers, stem losses due to fraud, and attract new depositors with free identity protection services. The technology, dubbed mConfirm, uses any mobile phone to .

Untangling the loan Web

Getting a mortgage is scary, so lots of borrowers turn to the Internet first, to study up on loan terms. But research isn't enough to persuade most consumers to stay on the Web and submit an application online.

"A mortgage is the largest transaction most people make," says Craig Focardi, of Tower Group, a Needham, Mass., research firm. "There's also a lot of confidential information they must submit, and they'd rather apply with a live person."

Still, growing numbers of borrowers, especially those who do other types of online banking, prefer to point and click their way to mortgage debt, says Brad Strothkamp, a senior analyst at Forrester Research in Cambridge, Mass.

Mike Rann in politics for 'another ten years'

ALREADY the country's longest serving premier, South Australian leader Mike Rann says he intends to stay in politics for another 10 years.

"I said I'd be staying in politics until I'm 65 ...