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Dharma featured by Treehugger as one of First California B Corps Dharma Merchant Services was included in an article on Treehugger.com about how Patagonia and other California-based companies were first embracing the opportunity to change their corporate status to become Benefit Corporations. Joining Patagonia in registering as a B Corp on the first available day were: […]

Highlights from Dharma for 2011 We’re grateful for another incredible year for Dharma Merchant Services as we continue to create a powerful brand that is identified with “Right Livelihood”. All you have to do to validate the buzz is to Google the term “merchant services” and see where we appear! Here are some highlights from […]

Top Five Failed PCI Compliance Requirements Many thanks to VeriSign for producing this incredible report on Lessons Learned: Top Reasons for PCI Audit Failure and How To Avoid Them (pdf). We highly recommend reviewing this easy-to-read report if you find yourself going down the non-compliant rabbit hole. Here are the what Verisign reveals as top […]

This Month’s Being Game: Joy and Peace This month our Sacred Commerce practice celebrates our holiday season’s quintessential qualities of being: joy and peace. This season’s emphasis on them gives us an opportunity to reflect on joyful moments: moments passed and moments yet to come. Upon reflection, we are grateful for the lessons, awakening, and […]

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary Green Festival On November 12-13, Green America and Global Exchange hosted the 10th Anniversary Green Festival in San Francisco and Dharma was grateful to be there. We are always excited to see our conscious, sustainable community show up in force to network with each other. This year’s event played host to […]

Green Chamber of Commerce Annual Event 2011 We were delighted to attend the Green Chamber of Commerce Annual Event! Celebrating “A Taste of the Bay” and held at the beautifully remodeled Levi Strauss & Co. headquarters in San Francisco, the event was filled with so many of our favorite Bay Area merchants such as Green […]

Fraud Flags to Look Out For With the intention to help you process as successfully as possible, here are some fraud flags for you to look out for: In all of these cases, please contact the customer before shipping any products. If the order does not seem legitimate to you, do not ship and void […]

Protect Yourself with the Authorize.net Velocity Filter eCommerce merchants are vulnerable to a certain type of fraud that is perpetrated by attempts to authorize stolen credit card numbers via a program that generates hundreds or even thousands of credit card authorizations at one time. We saw a recent case that resulted in over 8,000 such […]

Featured Merchant: Hayes Valley Wellness This month we’re grateful to feature a beloved client who has done wonders for the health of our co-founders. Run by Dr. Matt Colman, Hayes Valley Wellness is an oasis of peace and attentive, personalized care in the bustling, hip neighborhood of Hayes Valley. From the moment you are greeted with a […]

Fraud Alert: Processing International Orders To help avoid being the victim of fraud, we recommend shipping products outside of the US only once you have vetted the cardholder and verified their address. If you are processing with Authorize.net, the default Address Verification Service (AVS) settings will automatically reject transactions placed on cards that were not […]