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Segpay Marks 20 Years of High-Risk Triumphs

Payment processors are behind-the-scenes players in the world of ecommerce, yet their role is critical. Ensuring secure, seamless transactions while navigating a rapidly changing regulatory landscape requires both technological expertise and business acumen.

Jackie Backman ·
opinion

How to Secure High-Risk Transactions With Network Tokenization

Ensuring the security of data as it moves through digital channels is the foundation of safe transactions, and crucial for your success. If your business can’t secure transactions, you’re exposed to myriad processing traumas.

Jonathan Corona ·

Segpay to Launch News Portal for High-Risk Merchants

Segpay has announced it will launch the Segpay News Network (SNN) on April 15, featuring news and resources for high-risk merchants.

opinion

Managing Online Safety Risk as an Adult Content Creator

Online safety is important for everyone, but poses particular challenges for adult creators, who are unfortunately often perceived as commodities rather than individuals. This can lead to entitlement and harassment, as some clients may feel they have the right to dictate a creator’s behavior or content.

Eve Batelle ·

Signature Taps Wendy Nelson as High-Risk Channel Sales Manager

Signature Payments has appointed veteran industry exec Wendy Nelson as channel sales manager for high-risk and integrated payments.

opinion

Managing Personal Risk as a Sex Worker Advocate

Everyone in the adult industry is feeling the effects of censorship and discrimination, but it’s sex workers who take the biggest hit when our livelihoods are under attack. If you feel compelled to do something in defense of our industry, there are lots of ways to take action.

Savannah Sly ·
opinion

Understanding Visa's New Pricing and High-Risk Tiers

In April, Visa announced that it was rebranding its Global Brand Protection Program as the Visa Integrity Risk Program (VIRP). The program is designed to strengthen the integrity and security of the Visa payment system.

Cathy Beardsley ·

MasterCard Updates Risk Standards to Address Adult Deepfakes

Mastercard last week informed acquirers about updates to its Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation (BRAM) standards for adult content, including verbiage addressing deepfakes.

opinion

Break Free From High-Risk Banking Stigma

One of the biggest challenges we face in our industry is the inability to obtain banking facilities to operate a business. The adult industry is a constant target and is considered by many to have unstable business practices. While this is not true, it is a major public perception problem.

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

Global Payments Trends High-Risk Merchants Should Know About

The way we pay for goods and services is changing. Research shows that customers are increasingly using innovative and varied ways to make payments.

Stefan Haenel ·
opinion

Choosing High-Risk Merchant Services

The demand for adult content is booming, and merchants in the industry are under pressure to meet customer demands regarding both products and services while also ensuring the whole customer experience is simple, pleasant and — most importantly — secure.

Jonathan Corona ·
opinion

Adventures in Brokering: The Road to Business Ownership Is Paved With Risk

There are four primary ways people come into business ownership, and they all have different failure rates: starting a new business, franchising, inheriting a family business and acquiring. If you are looking for a new venture, you may want to select one based on your amount of capital and risk tolerance.

Juicy Jay ·
opinion

Haunted by 'High-Risk': Unmasking Spooky Merchant Category Codes

It’s no real surprise that banks and card brands label our industry as “high-risk.” When it comes to banking, that label takes the form of a Merchant Category Code (MCC). So, what makes MCCs scary?

Cathy Beardsley ·

PASS Updates Information on STI Risk in Europe

PASS has updated its advisory on current STI cases in Europe.

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'Disruptive' Anniversary: Reflecting on Rapid Growth, Artistic Risk-Taking

The nascent all-male label Disruptive Films launched last fall amid celebratory fanfare, with a splashy debut feature film and a notable array of behind-the-scenes talent.

JC Adams ·

Adult Businesses, Sex Workers Again Put at Risk by EARN IT Act

Adult industry, sex worker and digital rights advocates unanimously sounded the alarm today about the nefarious implications for state censorship and privacy issues of the revived EARN IT Act, which was reintroduced yesterday by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut).

MobiusPay Issues Advisory About VISA High-Brand Risk Categories

MobiusPay has issued an advisory regarding recent updates to VISA's high-brand risk (HBR) acquiring programs, set to take effect October 17, 2020.

PVR.fun Offers 'Risk Free' VR Headset Trial Offer

PVR FUN, a unique e-commerce destination for adult VR entertainment, has launched a new offer on its PVRMall marketplace for fans who haven’t yet made the leap into porn’s virtual world.

opinion

High-Risk Rates Reduce Revenue Risk

Can you imagine if your business suddenly had no sales and cash flow? Companies and executives who have been in high-risk sectors for a long while are already aware of the importance of working with reliable payment processing solutions.

Jonathan Corona ·

FSC: Potential Syphilis Risk in Europe

The Free Speech Coalition, learning about two cases of syphilis among adult performers in the Czech Republic, issued a statement today.