Articles Written by Lisa Hephner From Isnare.com http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Lisa+Hephner And What’s Your Dog’s Name? Understanding Why Companies Ask For Personal Information, When You Should Provide It, And How You Can Protect Yourself From Identity Theft Business Lisa Hephner Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=135479&ca=Business Have you noticed that the companies you do business with are getting nosier? It seems every time you turn around you are being asked to provide ID or your social security number. In many cases, these companies are asking just because they can, and often consumers don’t know enough to say “no” when... How To Reduce Accounts Receivable Costs By Over 50% With Auto Recurring Billing Business Management Lisa Hephner Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121236&ca=Business+Management Auto recurring billing enables businesses to automatically bill customers for balance due without sending invoices or obtaining payment information each any every time money is collected. With recurring billing programs businesses can utilize any electronic payment process including direct-debit ACH... How To Integrate Business Software Packages With Payment Processing Modules Business Management Lisa Hephner Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121249&ca=Business+Management Integrating a business software package with a payment processing module is simple. The module can be fully integrated with a tabbed section inside the application or accessed via buttons within the applications. Or, it can be created as an external module that uses batching for transferring data be... How To Significantly Reduce Payment Processing Costs By Converting Debit-Card Customers To Direct-Debit Payments Finances Lisa Hephner Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121245&ca=Finances It seems that banks are constantly coming up with new ways for us to pay bills and withdraw money. First there were paper checks, then credit cards, then ATM cards, then debit cards linked to bank accounts, and now ACH electronic funds transfers. Of course, with each new payment method comes a new s... Merchant Account Rates Explained: Do You Know How Much Each Credit Card Transaction Really Costs? Finances Lisa Hephner Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121269&ca=Finances THE TWO COMPONENTS OF A CREDIT/DEBIT CARD TRANSACTION Each time a merchant process a credit or debit card transaction, she is charged an inquiry fee and a percentage of the total transaction. The inquiry fee is a flat amount, typically between 20 cents and 35 cents. The percentage charged, is typica...