How to prevent retail chargebacks
No-one likes chargebacks. They are annoying for your customers and an administrative hassle for you. So rather than deal with the unwanted after-effects, why not try to prevent them from happening in...
View ArticleHandling hotel ‘no-shows’
We’ve been receiving a lot of questions about charging no-shows from our hotel clients recently, so I thought I’d address them in a blog.
View ArticleAvoiding disaster: Why resiliency is key to business operations in 2017
By Dwaine Thomas, Head of Infrastructure & Technical Operations
View ArticleThe 7 most common reasons for chargebacks in the hotel sector
Chargebacks are the ultimate lose-lose. They are annoying for guests. It’s also an administrative hassle for you when a previously-processed card sale is returned. You could also end up out of pocket...
View ArticleUsing payments to enhance the guest experience
You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. If you operate within the hospitality sector, you’ll know that better than most.
View ArticleThe power of one payments partner for cruise operators
PXP has a long heritage in the cruise sector, because we understand the many-into-one needs of operators. Here’s how we consolidate many channels, payment methods, currencies and acquiring...
View ArticleHow does P2PE protect your customers card data?
P2PE removes sensitive cardholder data from your systems, leaving you with less data security stuff to worry about. It’s about being secure and protecting your brand, your reputation, your ability to...
View ArticleTen tips to protect your hotel against card data theft
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Information Security Compliance OfficerCriminals make money from stolen card data. They make fake cards to withdraw money from ATMs. They also buy things with stolen card data to...
View ArticlePXP listed as a full Point 2 Point Encryption Application and Solution provider
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Information Security Compliance OfficerANYpay has achieved P2Pe v2 Solution validation and listing on PCI SSC's latest version of Point to Point Encryption (P2PE). This is further...
View ArticleBusiness as usual card data security
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Chief Information Security OfficerIt’s unglamorous. It’s unsung. But BAU is the bedrock of an effective security approach. This was brought home to me after a conversation with...
View ArticleHow to fight back against ransomware
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Chief Information Security OfficerRansomware is on the rise, here we examine what it is, how it works and how you can protect your business against it.
View ArticleWhat is the GDPR?
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Chief Information Security OfficerThe GDPR is the new General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), replacing the Data Protection Act 1998. This has come about...
View ArticleThe 6 Rs of peak trading
Payment comes at the end of the shopping and check-out process and there’s nothing more frustrating for both consumers and businesses than payment failure and basket abandonment. As we enter the peak...
View ArticleGuard against fraudsters this festive season
’Tis the season to be jolly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Well, if you’re a fraudster, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. You’re always jolly whatever the season as there are always victims to take advantage...
View ArticleTaking POS mobile this festive season
If you’re looking to increase revenue, cut costs and improve the customer experience this festive season, then mobile point of sale (mPOS) could be the answer.
View ArticleHow to fight back against malware
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Chief Information Security OfficerComputer viruses, worms and spyware have been around for years and initially the uses of malware were vandalism or mischief. Nowadays almost all...
View ArticleThe human factor and data security
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Chief Information Security OfficerBeing absolutely honest, there’s no such thing as perfect security, is there? There are no silver bullet risk management solutions. It’s always a...
View ArticleSecuring the data from the inside out
By Graeme Zwart, PXP Chief Information Security OfficerSecuring data from the outside in — perimeter security, is really important, but we cannot depend entirely on our perimeter controls to secure our...
View ArticleA payments processing overhaul
PXP recently implemented its ANYpay solution at one of the UK’s biggest multi-brand cruise and shipping companies, resulting in a number of significant benefits.
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