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Giving Back – ICT This month we are acknowledging the work of an organization for which Dharma’s founder has been a supporter of for over 20 years: International Campaign for Tibet or ICT. Ever since His Holiness the Dalai Lama was forced to leave the country back in 1959, the [...]
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There are several thousand optometrists that operate nationwide from within large, big-box retailers. Recently, a few of these retailers have stopped offering credit card processing to their in-house optometrists! This has left many optometrists scrambling for credit card processing at the last minute. Don't let an unexpected business change result in [...]
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Mercy Corps We’re proud to introduce this month’s Giving Back recipient. Headquartered in Portland, OR, Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian organization empowering people to recover from crisis, build better lives and transform their communities for good. In more than 40 countries, they partner to put bold solutions into action, [...]
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Merchant of the Month – Fully We are shining the spotlight on another B Corp merchant called Fully, offering "desks, chairs, & things to keep you moving." Fully was referred to us by fellow B Corp banking partner, Beneficial State Bank. (You know that we are a B Corp also, [...]
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Fraud Alert! Stolen Credit card numbers are all the rage these days ever since the chip card (EMV) initiative began. Fraud Alert ! It seems that data encryption inherent in the new EMV activated point-of-sale devices has forced fraudsters to move to ecommerce sites, using their “card testing” schemes. Fraud [...]
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BIN-2 Mastercard Update You may have heard about the new “BIN-2” – aka “Mastercard” update. Recently, Mastercard has started allowing issuing banks to create Mastercard accounts with a new numbering system. In the past, all Mastercard account numbers always had a “5” prefix. (Similarly, Visa always starts with a “4”, [...]
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Purpose & Business I recently returned from the Conscious Company Leaders Forum conference, which was held at a wonderful new learning center in Scotts Valley, CA called 1440 Multiversity. This small gathering drew participants from around the globe who are committed to the new green economy, the triple bottom line [...]
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Interview with Dharma COO Recent Cardrates.com interview with Dharma's Nick Bencivenga: “As the move toward a cashless society accelerates, businesses are evolving to accept an array of payment methods. While the field is competitive, one payments processor is prioritizing the planet over profits. Dharma Merchant Services looks to not only streamline payments [...]
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Special Operations Warrior Foundation One of the reasons that Dharma Merchant Services exists is to be of benefit to our community in a meaningful manner, and one of the ways we have fulfilled that commitment from the very first year is to donate a large proportion of our profits to [...]
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A Little History This past March, Dharma Merchant Services celebrated its ten-year anniversary. A little history: I began working out of a spare bedroom in San Carlos, California, but quickly came to the conclusion that working from home simply wasn’t for me, as it seemed like every incredibly important phone [...]
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