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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Preparedness
As news develops on the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its potential impacts, Encoded is carefully monitoring the situation and amending its ‘business continuity plan’ to accommodate for and anticipate the spread of the virus.
Understanding declined codes – 3 ways to cut costs
Rob Crutchington at payment service provider, Encoded discusses how understanding more about declined transaction codes could make a difference to the bottom line...
Card Fraud Reduction
Rob Crutchington at Encoded recommends asking three simple questions when deciding which fraud control method to use. Many methods of taking card payments have emerged over the years as companies strive to be PCI DSS compliant...
GDPR – What happens next?
GDPR – What happens next? 3 Steps to contact centre compliance. Rob Crutchington at Encoded looks at the impact of GDPR on contact centres and discusses three ways to help them remain compliant using...
Contact Centre Payments – Going Mobile
Contact Centre Payments – Going Mobile. Rob Crutchington at Encoded looks at how the mobile market is changing the way customers choose to make payments. Over recent years there has been a huge increase...
Three ways to avoid pesky card chargebacks
Prevention is better than cure: three ways to avoid pesky card chargebacks in contact centres By Rob Crutchington – Director of Encoded Research from payment specialists Verifi has shown that up to 86%...
How to avoid fees for non-secure payments in three easy steps
First there was the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and now there is another set of legislation that affects the way merchants collect and store their customers’ personal information...
Secure customer engagement platform
Encoded has announced the availability of its new customer engagement platform that enables contact centres to accept secure customer payments via SMS. An increasingly popular communications channel, using SMS makes it easier for customers to pay bills...
5 Reasons why Cloud is best
Contact centres are often seen as the front line service of a business. They are at the forefront of customer service and therefore the long-term profitability of any organisation. Contact centres need to encompass every aspect of the customer experience...
3 Surprises from latest contact centre report
The UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide (DMG) revealed several surprises in terms of PCI compliance and card fraud reduction in its 15th edition. This major report studying the performance, operations, technology and HR...
Scrapping Card Fees
Rob Crutchington, Director at Encoded, discusses the changes for consumers in light of the latest government legislation banning credit and debit card surcharges and who will really benefit as a result. According to the Treasury, in 2010 the total value of surcharges...
GDPR Compliance
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force on 25th May 2018, many organisations are starting to consider what it will mean for them. Overriding national data protection laws and including new...