Yin and yang, life and death, Clark Kent and Superman. Some concepts are so intertwined that it’s impossible to imagine one without the other. Transaction processing (TP) and relational databases ...

Building a distributed database is complicated and needs to consider many factors. Previously, I discussed two important techniques, sharding and partitioning, for gaining greater throughput and ...

Banks are in the midst of a digital transformation, yet a fundamental issue remains: sometimes customers struggle to make sense of their own transactions. Cryptic transaction descriptions, missing ...

Merchants are no strangers to rising payment-processing costs. Merchant-processing fees often feel unavoidable, driven by interchange rates and card-network rules that are beyond a merchant’s control.

The value of data is undeniable when it comes to running a business. Specifically, you use it to inform the decisions you make, thanks to actionable insights that show you exactly how you’re ...

Discover how batch credit card processing can save costs with grouped transactions. Learn how it works, key benefits, and considerations for your business.

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