HiTech Blog

Small Businesses are Heaviest Cheque Users

August 7, 2018 | Integration

A recent study revealed that 1/4 of cash- and cheque-only small businesses in Canada think their customers don't want to pay by card, even though nearly 80% revealed to prefer paying with cards.

Elavon Now Offering Digital Payments for Hospitality Industry

July 24, 2018 | Process, Software

Last month, Elavon announced that they are rolling out Converge Hospitality. Similar to already-existing Converge, Converge Hospitality eliminates the need for hotels to print and store paper copies of sensitive customer card data.

Offering Local Payment Options Attracts More Customers

July 13, 2018 | Integration, Process

Today, there are more than 300 forms of local payment options around the world. For any eCommerce business, having the ability to accept a wide range of payments will get you more customers;

Starbucks More Popular than Apple in Mobile Payments

July 3, 2018 |

If you can believe it, the Starbucks mobile app is used more frequently than Apple or Google Pay. eMarketer estimates that in 2018, 23.4 million users used the Starbucks mobile app for payments

Send Personalized and Branded Payment Requests with Techway

April 27, 2018 | Integration, Software

Use your own branding and logos to send custom invoices With Techway, you can request payment for specific amounts, or send personalized requests for donations. You can also customize the look and feel.

Increased Security by Elavon to Protect You and Your Business

April 27, 2018 | Security

Did you know that every time you do a refund, Elavon reviews it to ensure it is not fraudulent? This added layer of security ensures your money is always safe, no matter what.

Visa Making Rule Updates for Increased Security

April 27, 2018 | Security

Are you aware that Visa made updates to their rules? The new rule changes were put in place to address the increase of fraud in Card Not Present (CNP) transactions everywhere across Canada.