(New York) New York City taxi drivers protesting GPS and credit card devices began their second day on strike Thursday. The Taxi Workers Alliance is calling the action a big success but Mayor Bloomberg downplays the impact. CBS 2`s Magee Hickey reports.
(Philadelphia) Several taxi drivers in Philadelphia are on strike after refusing to use GPS and credit card stations in their cabs, Dick Standish reports.
Hailing a cab in the Big Apple is taking a little more effort, with some drivers going on strike. They are protesting new city rules requiring cabs to get a technology upgrade, allowing GPS tracking and payment by credit card. (Sept. 5)
Merchant account
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article or section is missing citations or needs footnotes.
Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (January 2008)
A merchant account is a contract under which an acquiring bank extends a line of credit to a merchant who wishes to accept payment card transactions of a particular card association brand. Without such a contract, one cannot accept payments by any of the major credit card brands.
