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Email Phishing Scam We have recently been made aware of an email phishing scam that is circulating to merchants for which we need to alert you. It appears to be sent from either a generic domain of merchantservices.com or from a network provider as firstdata.com. The message directs a merchant to call a number with […]

Marketplace Fairness Act If you haven’t heard of this legislation yet, this will soon impact every merchant that sells goods and services online.  This bill was overwhelmingly passed by the Senate and will likely be approved by the House soon.  When in effect, all ecommerce companies will be required to assess, collect, and pay sales […]

Protect Your Account From Fraud • If you are not currently signed up for online access to your account, we recommend doing so as this is invaluable in tracking the flow of transactions, settlement, and funding to your checking account, thereby eliminating the need to call or write to support departments. Best way to get […]

Right Action – Seafood Watch Dharma’s name comes froms a sanskrit word meaning “right action.” This new section is designed to share ways that we can all make more sustainable choices. Worldwide, the demand for seafood is increasing. Yet many populations of the large fish we enjoy eating are overfished and, in the U.S.,we import […]

Merchant of the Month – EO Products EO® Products is a family owned and operated, certified organic manufacturer of personal care products using the highest grade natural and certified organic ingredients. EO creates products that are natural, gentle, effective and free from animal testing. At EO, they know that providing a product with integrity and […]

Gift Credit Cards and AVS with Authorize.net Many gift credit cards (stored-value cards with a Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express logo) do not include a billing address on file at the issuing bank. As many shoppers love using these cards for their purchases, you may need to update your default Address Verification Service (AVS) […]

Partner of the Month: One PacificCoast Bank By now, businesses and organizations who support sustainability are used to making green choices on several issues; for example, offering public transit passes for employees and using recycled packaging. But how “green” can we be if the bank we use invests in coal-mining mountain-top removal or is “too […]

Updating your Dharma account is easy! Do you have an account update to make? Have you moved locations? Do you have a new employee who should be able to call on behalf of your business? Do you need to update your checking account or add AMEX? I have good news – you have the power […]

USAePay and Apple’s iOS 7 Update When you update your Apple device to iOS 7, you will need to adjust your microphone in order to swipe cards with your PaySaber Jack card reader. Once you have iOS 7 installed, follow the instructions and screen shot examples below to allow the USAePAy app to access the […]

Merchant of the Month – Northwest Earth Institute We have overworked our planet. In the pursuit to improve our lives, we have risked our own survival. The result has been global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, pollution and even the extinction of certain species! Now, more than ever there is a growing awareness of […]