GSQ's for the Year 2000:
GSQ v3n1
Feet on the Street
We all understand that the world of Independent Bankcard Acquiring has been a rocky one from the very beginning. Aside from the fact that prior to 1980 non-bank employees selling bankcard services on behalf of a bank, or more importantly applying credit, managing risk, or processing daily settlements was a scary idea to banks (and some would say that it still is), the idea of a national sales force that did not have to be paid up-front and could really create sales was very seductive. (pdf file is 11.01 Mb in size)
GSQ v3n2
Biometrics – The Killer App for Online Debit
Some say that biometrics will be the killer application for ATM access in the next couple of years, creating a bridge to secure Internet payments, with no PIN pads to install on our home PCs and no chargeback worries. If this is true, it shouldn't be too long before we see physical retail biometrics directly behind that curve. (pdf file is 8.17 Mb in size)
GSQ v3n3
POS Unplugged
Through Chaos Evolves Order. This axiom of evolution is pertinent to the wireless industry, which is experiencing an onslaught of new technologies and new companies. Indeed, the equipment manufacturers of old have had to mutate to keep pace. In today's world, which is poised to make everything (all devices) talk to everything else, wireless communications between all devices, and in particular POS payment devices, seems not only to be appropriate, but necessary. (pdf file is 6.75 Mb in size)
GSQ v3n4
Billion Dollar Bankcard Acquiring Organizations in 2000
Retail merchants have known for years that accepting credit and debit cards for payment is good for business. Now every business, from healthcare providers to major utilities, is learning that accepting credit cards can reduce billing expenses and speed collection of receivables. (pdf file is 8.18 Mb in size)
GSQ LEADS ISOs IN RIGHT DIRECTION
ISOs/MLSs have a guide to steer them through these confusing times of ever changing technology, policies and procedures. Since February 1998, when the first issue of GSQ: The Payment Systems Authority was published, GSQ has served as a sales tool offering in-depth analyses of the financial services community.
A four-color, glossy trade publication for the payment systems industry, GSQ issues have covered POS equipment, Internet commerce, electronic check presentment, acquiring banks, rankings of bankcard merchant acquiring organizations, benchmarks throughout the industry and profiles on independent sales organizations.
Discussions are targeted to the ISO/MLS, focusing on the burgeoning sales opportunities open to sales professionals, while translating the techno-speak into the kind of sales-speak that you can use to advantage. Display advertising is available.