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Dharma’s B Corp Merchants This month we are straying from highlighting just one merchant as we wish to honor all the B Corps that have chosen to work with Dharma Merchant Services for their payment processing solutions. We hope you’ll find your way to purchase goods and services from these amazing, mission-aligned companies. Back to the Roots […]
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Authorize.Net New Security Certificates Dharma has hundreds of merchants using the Authorize.Net payment gateway, the largest and most successful e-commerce service in the country, so this message is directed towards those merchants who connect to this gateway using Authorize.Net’s API. Authorize.Net has announced an upgrade, effective September 21st, to new security certificates that use enhanced […]
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Salaries Increased to $70,000 The credit card processing industry took a stand addressing income inequality earlier this year when the CEO of a Seattle-based merchant service provider announced he was offering a minimum $70,000 per year salary for his staff (to be phased in over the next three years), and furthermore, that his own $1 […]
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EMV Chip Card Update EMV® is a global standard for credit and debit payment cards based on chip card technology, taking its name from the card associations Europay, Mastercard, and Visa – the original developeds. With so much press around the U.S. migration from magnetic swipe credit cards to the chip card technology, there is no […]
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Merchant of the Month – Presidio Graduate School Once in a while, Dharma receives a lead from a merchant that is part of the community of sustainable and socially responsible enterprises that is truly making a difference in the world. Presidio Graduate School is such an organization. Well known in the Bay area, PGS educates […]
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Protection from Online Fraud Protection from online fraud continues to be one of the most frequent requests from our merchants, especially those that are new to selling their goods and services from a website. We have written extensively on the subject and you can read more here, but as an introduction to ecommerce processing, here […]
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Payment Processing for Nonprofits Payment gateways, merchant accounts, credit card terminals, oh my! Overwhelmed by the credit card payment options out there and unsure of how to select the right one for your organization’s needs? Dharma client and partner TechSoup – The Place for Nonprofits – along with Dharma COO Nick Bencivenga, give a jargon-free walk-through webinar of […]
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Mindfulness in Business In our local San Francisco community, there is a lot going on around the topic of mindfulness in business, especially in the Silicon Valley/tech industries. Companies like Google and Facebook are pioneering the integration of such practices that directly correlate with employee engagement and happiness. Organizations are springing up that teach a […]
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Funding Times: How quickly will I receive my funds? For this month’s support tip, we’ll discuss a hot topic: Funding times. Everyone always wants to know, “Where’s my money?” and we want to make sure you fully understand how the funding process works. Most Dharma merchants are paid every two business days. This means that […]
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Social Change and Business … Wearing your heart on your sleeve This is a great expression that possibly originated in medieval times when jousting knights wore the colors representing the women they were defending, in the form of ribbons or handkerchiefs tied to their arms. The saying refers to when we openly show our emotions. Recently, Dharma […]
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