Eric Cohen

Eric Cohen

A veteran of the finance industry, Eric Cohen founded Merchant Advocate in 2006. After his extensive experience in the merchant services industry, he was determined to create a fair value proposition and transparency for merchants with their credit card processors. As the CEO and founder of Merchant Advocate, Eric has helped develop an entirely new industry of advocacy in Merchant Services, and his passion stems from saving merchants over $300MM in excess fees.

E-Commerce

Why Cybersecurity Month is the Right Time to Re-Evaluate Your Payment Data Compliance

October 28, 2025 at 2:50 pm

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it's the ideal time for retailers to revisit their data security practices. Among shifting compliance and regulatory changes, retailers need to review the shifts that have taken place and ensure they’ve accurately updated their processes to meet requirements. One major change came in March as businesses across the…