(now with January 2019 update see infographic below)

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Sergio Carrillo and Ashley Mason of Security Card Services In Partnership with Independent Bank about why it is important to small business success to be able to accept credit cards. These transactions may be from your customers, the interviews also cover big new developments in credit card technology (EMV chip cards), whether customers are accepting the new EMV technology, the kind of equipment needed to process EMV cards, what else is going on with equipment technology to make accepting and processing cards an easier experience for small business owners and their customers, and the importance of reviewing your rates from time-to-time.

To hear Michael and Sergio's discussion please click play on the PodCast shared below.

In a January 2019 update on the EMV topic: BluePay put together an infographic about the benefits of EMV compliance and includes the benefits for both merchants as well as consumers. This graphic may be useful for those wanting to know more on EMV. It has been reported that EMV can heavily decrease the number of counterfeit fraud losses and keeps consumers and businesses secure!