Page 32 - GS210602
P. 32

ChapterTitleEducation




                                                                But there are ways you can turn this byproduct into insight
                                                                and actionable strategy, leading to more profit for your
                                                                payment processing business.  Unleash the power of data
                                                                analysis to capitalize on the hidden value in your data.
                                                                Data integrity

                                                                Before you perform any data analysis, the first and most
                                                                important consideration is that the data that is being used
        Big data in payment                                     must have integrity. It must be complete and it must be
                                                                accurate. If you are unknowingly looking at a subset of
        processing: Expensive                                   the data versus a complete set, it can adversely affect the
                                                                result of your analysis.

        drain or profit center?                                 If you’re analyzing data somewhere other than its source,
                                                                you’ll need to be sure that its integrity isn’t disturbed when
                                                                you move it from one place to the other. Problems like
        By Elaina Smith                                         truncated fields or mismatched data types can undermine
        Secure Bancard                                          your analysis before you even start.
                                                                Meaningful insight
                 ransactional data is a natural byproduct of
                 payment processing. Many businesses do little   Now that you’re dealing with a complete and accurate
                 or  nothing  with  this  set  of  big  data  because   data set, you’re ready to start an analysis with the hope of
        T extracting meaningful value from it can be a          gaining meaningful insight for your business. First, define
        challenge.  It can be viewed as an expensive drain on   some questions that you’d like for your data to answer,
        resources, as data needs to be stored and secured.      keeping in mind that you want to let the insight you gain
                                                                help you work toward actionable strategy.







       Unlock Your



       Growth Potential


       With a BCP Loan








       Get a loan from $50,000 to $5,000,000

       for your ISO today




       Call Now: 844-531-4957

       bocacapitalpartners.com



                       BOCA
                       BOCA
                       CAPITA
                       CAPITAL  L
                       PARTNERS S
                       PARTNER
   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37