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Dynamics AX Retail EMV certified terminals

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What EMV chip card terminals can be used with Microsoft Dynamics AX Retail POS? We support Verifone MX 915, Ingenico ISC250 multilane terminals and the Ingenico ICMP mobile terminal and have a variety of certifications so that you can process EMV chip transactions today with all the major US processors, including First Data, Chase Paymentech, Tsys, Vantiv, Moneris and others.

verifone MX915 EMV terminal

Verifone MX915 EMV chip card accepted terminal.

Microsoft Dynamics AX EMV for Retail key purchasing questions related to EMV certifications:

Does POS solution support EMV chip with pin debit?
Does POS solution support EMV chip with pin credit?
Can customers bypass chip and just use mag swipe?
Can customers bypass entering pin?
Does EMV certification include partial authorization? If not, what happens when account doesn’t have enough for transaction?
Are terminals injected with P2P encryption?
Do you have mobile EMV with chip and pin?
If business to business, does the EMV certification include level 3 processing?

Are all of the above working right now in a live environment, or are there still bugs to be worked out? If any answers are no, merchants need to understand the impact before choosing a solution.

How will the gateway help with my other sales channels?
How will the solution reduce PCI Compliance burden?

“My clients have been processing EMV chip transactions with multilane terminals successfully since January 2015. It’s dizzying even for me to keep up with what which terminals are certified for which solutions. Since that information changes constantly, it’s best to call for a consultation to assess short and long term needs to achieve the best outcome while minimizing business disruption,” Christine Speedy.

Is it integrated to Retail Hero? No, that’s a separate integration that Retail Realm would need to do since the product is exclusive to them.

How much do terminals cost? It depends on the terminal. They’re reasonably priced. Please be aware, merchants must acquire terminals only through us or our approved distributor to ensure security and reliability of EMV and payment ecosystem. You cannot bring your own device.

How much does it cost? The Dynamics AX ERP and POS payment module is included free with purchase of our payment gateway services, which are very reasonably priced.

Where can I buy the Dynamics Ax POS EMV payments module? Contact us.

Can I use with my merchant account? Yes.

 

Microsoft Dynamics AX EMV terminals certified today

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EMV chip certified solutions are now available for Microsoft Dynamics AX. As they’re still fairly new, it’s important to ask questions about functionality. EMV chip card acceptance certification is complicated, which is why many companies did not complete their certifications by the October 2015 liability shift.

Dynamics AX EMV for Retail tips to compare solutions:

  • How is pin-debit managed? Is EMV chip and pin supported? Can customers bypass entering pin? This is important because whoever supports the highest level of security determines liability for fraud.
  • Is level III data supported? This is important if the customer base includes business to business. For example, building materials distributors have retail and wholesale customers, and qualifying transactions for level 3 interchange rates can significantly improve profits.
  • What are the acquirer options? Can you choose your own, or are you required to use a specific processor?
  • Is P2P supported? Point to point encryption is an extra layer of security to prevent data breaches from malware and other criminal activities.
  • What is the audit trail? Identifying who did what and when is a part of PCI Compliance.
  • Can user functions be limited by job role, required for PCI Compliance?
  • If omnichannel, how will the solution help with all sales channel needs?
verifone MX915 EMV terminal

Verifone MX915 multilane signature capture terminal

ingenico mobile emv icmp

Christine Speedy, 3D Merchant Services owner,  can help guide you through the complexity of choosing the best solution for your business. Which terminal is certified with which processor? From mobile to multilane, Christine’s knowledge and experience will help you implement faster, and take the pain out of consulting with multiple vendors that come up short on solutions.

Marble and Stone omnichannel payment solutions

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Marble and stone manufacturers and distributors that use traditional payment technology will suffer from higher credit card processing fees, PCI Compliance problems, and increased fraud risk. This article identifies the main problems and how to fix them.

PCI Compliance Problems

It’s a fact there will be card not present transactions. Credit card authorization forms have been a primary tool to mitigate fraud risk, but they’re a PCI compliance nightmare:

  • Merchants cannot request CVV2 on any paper form, even if it will be destroyed later. (Visa Core Rules October 2014). Without CVV2, the merchant will lose any future fraudulent card dispute.
  • Forms contain sensitive data. It’s virtually impossible to keep the signature on file and be PCI Compliant.
  • Employees have access to credit card numbers
  • The receiving fax needs to be secured, and if digital, any memory securely wiped when the machine is replaced.

PCI Compliance Solutions

  • PCI compliant credit card authorization form for variable recurring billing
  • Tokenization to store card data outside ERP and other software to reduce scope and burden
  • Customers self-payment solutions so employees have no access to card data. Options include online hosted pay page and electronic bill presentment & payment (See also How to get CVV2 and be PCI Compliant)

Mixed Retail and Card Not Present Transaction Interchange Rate Problems

When a merchant has a retail merchant account, magnetic stripe data is expected with the transaction. When it’s not included, the merchant pays higher non-qualified interchange fees.  There are no desktop terminals, and few cloud based solutions that support level III processing for retail transactions. This is significant because most cards that qualify are MasterCard and the average savings is .75%.

When a merchant has a MOTO (mail and phone order) merchant account, and then swipes a card, they get the benefit of a signed receipt, but not the benefit of lower swiped merchant fees.

Mixed Retail and Card Not Present Transaction Interchange Rate Solutions

Marble and Stone merchants MUST have a solution with interchange rate optimization that solves the above and numerous other issues related to omnichannel credit card processing.

Multiple Locations, Centralized Billing Problems

With centralized billing, when there’s a dispute, the merchant needs to present the signed receipt. It’s time consuming and inefficient to store and locate paper receipts.

Multiple Locations, Centralized Billing Solutions

Signature capture terminals are essential. Mobile is not an acceptable substitute for signature capture, because marble and stone merchants benefit from pin debit and other optimization capabilities that are only possible with multi-lane terminals. EMV, NFC and P2PE are recommended.

CenPOS is the only payment gateway and payment engine that solves every problem listed above. CenPOS has solved these problems for years, while Authorize.net, Paypal, Payflow Pro, and even newer alternative gateways have not caught up. Contact Christine Speedy 954-942-0483 for sales and ERP or other software integrations.