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		<title>Amex expands by 45%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amex increases its brand by 45% in the past year.
http://www.prlog.org/10517550-worlds-top-ten-credit-card-companies-enjoy-significant-increase-in-brand-value.html
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		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/amex-expands-45/</link>
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		<title>2,500 Major Companies Hacked</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently 2,500 major companies were discovered to be victim of the major data hacks going around.  More info available on&#8230;
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/18/broad-new-hacking-attack-detected/
With the White House and Pentagon hacked just this past July (2009), it seems the best defenses for companies are to store sensitive data on isolated USB storage drives rather than on computers residing on internet-connected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Revolts as Bank of America Rates go to 28%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America has been raising its rates on many consumers&#8217; credit cards.
BOA has raised the rates on one lawyer&#8217;s credit card, up to an astounding 28%.
The lawyer is now suing BOA.
http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/01/07/hln.roberts.credit.card.revolt.cnn
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		<title>Amazon, Walmart Hacked &#8211; Is Your Ecommerce Safe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon, Walmart, &#38; Expedia were all hacked just days after the multi-million dollar hack at Citibank.
While the breech was contained within about an hour, it reflects just how vulnerable even the biggest e-commerce sites really are.
More info about the incident available on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/24/cnet.ddos.attack/index.html
This brings the question: How safe is a mom-and-pop e-commerce site for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CitiBank Hacked &#8211; How To Protect E-Commerce Sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Critical News Alert: 
CitiBank has just been hacked, resulting in tens of millions of dollars stolen.
You may read more details at FoxNews: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/22/fbi-probes-hacks-citibank-govt-agency/
PCI Compliance laws couldn&#8217;t come soon enough, however they do not mean a merchant&#8217;s site will have 100% protection from the elements.
We strongly caution merchants with this bit of truth:
If a hacker wants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Credit Card With 79.9% APR &#8211; The Highest APR Ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is true.
A credit card with an APR of 79.9% has been issued by First Premier Bank.
This has been done as a move to hedge against the new federal laws restricting annual fees; to compensate, this high-risk credit issuer had to raise the APR to 79.9%.  The card has a $300 credit line and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/credit-card-799-apr/</link>
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		<title>FACTA Compliant for Magento Shopping Cart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This important alert shares how to make a Magento Shopping Cart FACTA Compliant, with web coding provided:
http://creatuity.com/blog/2009/03/02/default-magento-template-not-facta-compliant/
What is FACTA Compliance?
FACTA Compliance is a U.S. law passed in 2003, that says Merchants can not print the expiration date of a credit card on a receipt.  It is a positive effort to help deter credit card fraud.
How [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/facta-compliant-magento-shopping-cart/</link>
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		<title>Identity Theft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New article on identity theft that is very interesting&#8230;
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/07/identity.theft.costs/index.html
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		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/identity-thef/</link>
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		<title>Rockable Press</title>
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		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/rockable-press/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Our Credit Card Processing Blog!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our Blog!
Present times are providing a lot of press for the industry.
With PCI Compliance rules requiring sweeping changes, and Interchange Rates fluctuating, be sure to check back regularly for news and updates!
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