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Ask Yourself These Questions
Can PayPal hold my money with no explanation?
Can PayPal freeze my account for no reason?
Can PayPal take money out of my account without my knowledge?
Unfortunately, the answer to all three questions is YES.
Looking for a magic device that will allow you to accept credit cards through your electronic cash register (ECR) and remotely manage multiple locations? Heard of this mythical router-based payment management system for ECRs?
High-tech hackers capable of breaking into sophisticated networks may be what many small-business owners envision when hearing about data-security risks. In their minds, such breaches are more likely to plague a corporate retail giant than a small, family-run shop.
But in many cases, attacks can be as low-tech as a dishonest cashier jotting down a few credit card numbers and stuffing them in his pocket. And with the myriad ways companies face being affected by fraud, achieving 100% compliance with Payment Card Industry data-security standards among the more than 5 million small U.S. merchants can be daunting for ISOs and acquirers.
Thought leadership from First Data released a new whitepaper on encryption and tokenization. If you are an informed merchant or software developer looking for the most advanced payment security technologies then this whitepaper is for you.
We want to know. Is PC Charge PCI 2.0 complaint? We cannot find anything on the internet about it. PCI 2.0 with hardware encryption went into effect in January 2011. We know that PC Charge 5.8.3 and higher is PCI DSS v1.2 2008 compliant but we cannot find proof of 2.0 compliance. If you know, please leave a non-spam comment.
Looking for a merchant account with local service in Kansas City? Whether you want to switch processors or open a new merchant account, we can help you find the best merchant account provider in Kansas City. We are payment consultants that work for merchants; not processors. We will work with you to understand your business and your payment needs. Then we will put together a customized solution perfect for you. We take on the work of comparing the programs of competing merchant account processors for you. Tell us what you need and we will recommend the best merchant account provider. We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We believe in personalized service. We believe face-to-face business is always best. We believe in keeping our business local in Kansas City and helping our clients grow their businesses. To best meet our Kansas City clients’ needs, we are independent agents of multiple merchant account companies. Whether you are a retail merchant looking for next day funding or integrated processing with your POS, we can help. We can set merchants up with a free virtual terminal, wireless terminals for trade shows, e-commerce, gift and loyalty programs and more. For qualified Kansas City merchants we can offer month-to-month, no contract merchant accounts through one of our partners. We have free and discounted refurbished credit card terminals. If you are ready to open a new merchant account or switch merchant account providers to a local Kansas City based payments partner, contact us now.
Updated 12/26/13 – Looking for information on how to secure payments that run across Microsoft POS or Dynamics RMS point-of-sale system and ensure you can accept EMV and everything is PCI 3.0 compliant? We can help. We do payment terminal software development for the secure integration of multimedia multi-lane payment terminals. Instead of paying the big fees to process with Mercury, maybe you should consider doing your own development so you can integrate directly with your preferred payment processor with 2048-bit Secure Socket Layer encryption. There is no better mitigation strategy than to ensure you never even see any cardholder data that passes through the operating system of your POS hardware.
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Worried about a Dynamics card data breach on that old PC-based point-of-sale? Don’t be with PCI 2.0 encrypted transactions for Dynamics RMS. We can help. We are payment consultants and payment system developers that help retail merchants upgrade to secure credit card processing that is integrated into Microsoft Dynamics RMS. Accepting credit cards inside your retail store operations software can simplify transaction reconciliation, reduce data re-entry errors, and let you get rid of that second phone line. Nice! Processing cards with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) is easier than you think. Trust me, it helps you improve your average checkout time; especially if you qualify for the small ticket retail no-signature-required program. Dynamics RMS supports the wedge-style mag stripe reader (MSR) but be careful with those; there are reports of breaches surfacing. Now, in today’s day and age, you just can’t take the risk; especially if it is easily avoidable. First you need to upgrade your system to RMS 2.0 or higher. Then you need to switch to a processor that can provide you transaction encryption in accordance with PCI 2.0 standards; just recently released. If the card data is protected with end-to-end encryption then data thieves will look elsewhere for much easier targets. Safely integrating credit card processing with Dynamics RMS is available if you know where to find it. If you are reading this then you’ve come to the right place. This solution is new and not available with most processors.
Save money, reduce errors, improve reporting, minimize risk, and manage cash flow by integrating credit card processing with your POS system. Use the built-in capabilities of your POS software for the lowest merchant services fees. If you do not have to use third-party software you can save money. POS systems are only certified on certain payment platforms; not every merchant account will work. First you need to find out which platforms are supported by your POS system then you need to find a merchant account that uses the platform. It can be confusing; especially if you have to figure out which methods are PCI compliant and which are not. That’s why you need an experienced payment consultant on your side to help. You need a payment consultant that works for you; not the processor.