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EBill payments via text or email improve PCI Compliance video

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Ebill and einvoice systems send invoices vs Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment or EBPP gets you paid from that request via text or email. This critical difference has a major impact on security and PCI Compliance. This  video demo is for a standalone solution to accept online payments, including credit card. ACH and wire. Integrated solutions for Quickbooks, ERP, or other, are also available.

Video CenPOS EBPP Lite demo shows the simplicity of sending an einvoice with request for payment via email to an existing customer, that has previously made a purchase and stored their credit card. Customers can self-update their payment methods, store multiple methods. Ask for any feature, and yes, we probably support it.

A layered approach to card not present fraud protection is critical with increasing financial industry changes. In addition to the traditional address and CVV verification, cardholder authentication, IP blocking and other tools can be used to guarantee payment against fraud globally (some restrictions apply).

Eliminate credit card authorization forms with sensitive cardholder data. No one likes them, they’re time wasters for both parties, cards get expired etc. At best, they offer flimsy protection against fraud. Worse, they’re a PCI Compliance nightmare.  In the event of a data breach, it’s likely impossible to prove compliance if you use them. Regardless of how secure and loyal you think your employees are, stuff happens and when identity theft related to credit cards occurs, your business has a 50% chance of survival.

Contact Christine Speedy, 954-942-0483, 3D Merchant Services, 9-5 ET. Your merchant account, our cloud hosted payment gateway solutions.

3 Profit Boosters for Lumber, Building Materials, Distribution Companies

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Lumber, building materials, and distribution companies increase profits and cash flow almost instantly with these credit card processing and accounts receivable tips.

  1. Use a credit card processing solution that supports level III processing for retail. Prior to the October 2015 EMV liability shift, there were more companies that offered this, but today, to my knowledge, we offer the only solution that has both US EMV and level 3 retail certification.
    level 3 processing interchange rate

    Sample interchange rates for the same credit card transaction; Failing to qualify for level III is costly.

    Benefit: Potential 1% or more profit margin increase.  TIP: No countertop credit card terminal supports level 3 due to the data that must be sent with transactions; no bank currently offers a level 3 retail solution with US EMV. A cloud-based payment gateway is required.

  2. Ensure key entered transactions are sent for authorization with the MOTO (mail order, telephone order) transaction type indicator. If not, the transaction will default to the highest ‘non-qualified’ interchange rate possible for the card type, and in the event of a dispute, merchant must be able to produce a signed receipt.  TIP: Never key enter on a countertop terminal since it is set up for RETAIL. VX520 emv NFC verifone terminalThe best solution manages proper presentment for processing automatically so employees don’t need to understand the nuances of the best way to process any transaction to qualify for lower rates or mitigate risk.
  3. Enable online payments, with level III credit card processing. By empowering customers to pay 24/7, they’ll pay faster to clear up credit lines to buy more. Also, with cardholder authentication, payment can sometimes be guaranteed against fraud and qualify for even lower interchange rates due to lower risk; key entered transactions carry more risk and while risk can be mitigated, payment is not guaranteed. Accepting alternative methods like ACH, wire, and Paypal will also reduce friction, increase efficiency and increase cash flow.
On the surface negotiated rates are often great, but the right tools are critical to qualify transactions for maximum profits.  The building supply industry, including plumbing, electrical, lumber, windows, doors, stone, marble, flooring, insulation, lighting, fencing, roofing, gutters, appliances and more will greatly benefit from 3D Merchant Services solutions and consulting expertise. Free trial to measure the value with existing merchant account.

Microsoft Dynamics AX Shift4 vs CenPOS

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Looking for Microsoft Dynamics AX PCI Compliant payment gateway solutions? CenPOS crushes Shift4 for business to business payment solutions impacting profits and cash flow. Open new markets with payment guarantee, get paid faster, pay less to process credit cards, and reconcile wire transfer payments easier with CenPOS.

ITEM SHIFT4 CenPOS
Level 3 Processing Retail No Yes
Level 3 Processing MOTO No Yes
Level 3 Processing Ecommerce No Yes
US EMV First Data, Paymentech Yes- certified solutions for First Data, Paymentech & all major processors; multiple terminal options
Cardholder Authentication- Payment Guarantee No Yes
Electronic Bill Presentment & Payment No Yes
Treasury Management No Yes
Check/ ACH Check yes; ACH? Yes
Wire Transfer No Yes

Shift4 Data Source: http://www.shift4.com/dotn/integration/banks-processors.cfm

CenPOS can be used standalone or integrated. For CenPOS pricing, Dynamics AX module and other integrated solutions, contact Christine Speedy.

 

B2B Magento payment gateway extension -CenPOS

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The perfect global B2B Magento payment gateway extension must support level 3 processing, since it significantly impacts profit margins. Connecting to Dynamics AX, Infor, SAP and other ERP’s can also help reduce PCI Compliance burden, with one gateway for all revenue channels.

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For international sales needs, a global gateway can be more than a secure payment module. For example, with CenPOS treasury management, route transactions to the local bank partner based on the card issuer.

  • Eliminate expensive cross-border interchange fees
  • Route processing to countries with lower interchange rates
  • Eliminate currency exchange fees when repatriating funds back to country where sale originated
  • Qualify for level III interchange rates on eligible corporate, purchasing, business cards; more than just supporting level III, there are many rules to comply with to get the reduced rates

The CenPOS Magento module is not available in any marketplace. To get it FREE, contact Christine Speedy today, 954-942-0483.

 

6 Ways To Increase Omnichannel Payment Security & PCI Compliance

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Chip card acceptance has propelled companies to rethink how EMV compliance impacts overall PCI Compliance strategies. According to the Verizon 2015 PCI COMPLIANCE REPORT, 80% of companies fail an interim Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) audit. CenPOS deploys multiple cloud solutions to reduce data security risk, and comply with EMV, while meeting top business priorities like improving customer engagement and the customer experience.

Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) – Working with Verifone and Ingenico, CenPOS Enterprise Payments Suite encrypts card data at the point of card swipe or insertion to prevent clear text information from traversing the network thereby protecting data in transit.

Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) – Key entering cardholder data into a computer without the use on an encrypting keypad introduces vulnerabilities that can be exploited by key logging malware.  EBPP allows you to push final invoices to consumer mobile devices via text and email so that they can complete the transaction—eliminating your staff’s need to enter data and reducing vulnerabilities.

Consumer Validation – As chip cards proliferate the United States, counterfeit card fraud rapidly migrates to online channels.  CenPOS Consumer Validation shifts risk to the consumer’s bank, reduces acceptance costs, and increases the approval rate for higher sales.

Chip Card Acceptance (EMV) – The deadline to avoid shifting liability associated with EMV acceptance was October 1, 2015.  Chip card transactions processed using legacy magnetic stripes could result in a chargeback to the merchant with no possibility of reversal.  CenPOS has certified the Verifone MX915 to all processing platforms to protect businesses from the liability shift. CenPOS has been processing chip transactions on multi-lane terminals since January 2015.

Tokenization – Sensitive cardholder data is replaced by a surrogate number, called a token, that eliminates the risk of storing customer information on internal systems.  Subsequent transactions and adjustments can be processed safely using the token to facilitate a transaction.  This service is automatically deployed.  Any attempt to store sensitive cardholder data evokes the tokenization system.

Encrypted Virtual Keypad (EVK) – In some instances, it is desirable to manually enter cardholder information into a system, but this increases data breach, including from key logger malware, on site, from call centers and remote employees.  The CenPOS EVK uses advanced technology to secure data entry by clicking the numbers on an encrypted screen-based keypad, segregating sensitive cardholder data from local hardware and networks.

encrypted virtual keyboard evk cenpos

The combination of these solutions reduces the risk of data loss along with the financial and brand damage associated with security breaches. Additionally, merchants also benefit from increased efficiency, cash flow and EBITDA.

Contact Christine Speedy for P2PE, EBPP, EMV and Customer Validation options, including integrated solutions,