Home / News & Publications News & Publications The industry is ever-changing. Keep up here. Sort by Date April 2022 March 2022 February 2020 October 2019 July 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 September 2018 August 2018 August 2017 July 2017 May 2017 April 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 July 2016 Sort by Category Expert Witness Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Compliance Data Breach M&A Payments Innovation Payments Strategy Payment Facilitator Overview A Payment Facilitator (“PayFac”) is a company that offers an alternative to contracting with a traditional merchant acquirer or Independent Sales Organization (“ISO”) for card payment services by assuming responsibility for the risk, flow of funds, risk monitoring and ongoing support services for the payment acceptance services required to process transactions. Posted on April 8, 2022 Read More April 2022 Card Network Fee Changes Businesses accepting card payments should prepare for extensive changes in Credit and Debit Card Interchange Rates and Card Network Fees coming in April 2022. Posted on March 14, 2022 Read More Death and Taxes? What about Interchange Rate Changes? Upcoming interchange rate changes in regards to downgrades require merchants to review their processing costs and determine if network fee increases will impact their operating margins. Posted on February 11, 2020 Read More Regulatory Leaders Weigh in on Digital Assets and BSA/KYC/AML Obligations Regardless of whether a digital asset qualifies as a security, commodity, or some other regulated asset, BSA/AM/CFT obligations must be met. Posted on October 31, 2019 Read More Recent Case Law Focuses on Drafting Considerations in Payments Contracts (Part 3 of 3) A well-crafted payments contract will be clear and unambiguous. In this article, recent case law on conflicting contractual clauses is discussed. Posted on July 23, 2019 Read More Recent Case Law Focuses on Drafting Considerations in Payments Contracts (Part 2 of 3) A recent court decision determined that all third-party liabilities cannot be passed on to merchants; it all depends on the explicit drafting of the contract. Posted on July 17, 2019 Read More Recent Case Law Focuses on Drafting Considerations in Payments Contracts (Part 1 of 3) Payments contracts should be drafted carefully to ensure the contracts well represent the agreed upon allocation of risk. Posted on July 8, 2019 Read More Pat Moran Serves as Payments Expert Witness in M&A Litigation BlackLine director Patrick Moran served as an expert witness in a matter alleging payments-related fraud and misrepresentations. Posted on April 16, 2019 Read More BlackLine Promotes John Romer to Director of Merchant Services BlackLine Advisory Group advisor John Romer has been promoted to Director of Merchant Services. Posted on March 16, 2019 Read More Agency Regulations of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: a Podcast Discussion BlackLine director Courtney Rogers Perrin discusses regulations in the burgeoning, transnational industry of blockchain and cryptocurrency… Posted on February 20, 2019 Read More Page 1 of 41234» Categories Expert Witness Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Compliance Data Breach M&A Payments Innovation Payments Strategy Tweets about Blackline_Adv