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		<title>Introducing InternetSecure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[InternetSecure is Elavon&#8217;s one stop shop ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>InternetSecure is Elavon&#8217;s one stop shop for e-commerce transactions.  It&#8217;s fast, flexible, and affordable.  In short, it offers everything that a 1st tier e-commerce gateway does, but without the related costs.  From simple buy-it-now buttons to full on SSL/API integration, we can walk you through the process and even help you select the best solutions for your businesses payment processing.  Below is a synopsis of InternetSecure, please feel free to <a href="http://thepaymentpartners.com/contact/">contact us</a> to get started.</p>
<h2>Flexible Integration Options allow businesses to accept payments on their website based on their specific requirements</h2>
<p><strong> Option 1:  Simple HTML Order Form</strong></p>
<p>Suitable for merchants with simple product list and/or few options</p>
<p><strong>Option 2:  Shopping Cart Integration</strong></p>
<p>Choose from some of the most popular shopping carts to allow for more robust ordering options.</p>
<p><strong> Option 3:  Authorize.net Emulation</strong></p>
<p>Hosted Solution or API</p>
<p>Merchant’s can choose the Hosted Solution for the quickest, simplest, most secure integration method or the API for the most customized solution.</p>
<h3>Value to the Merchant</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Recurring Billing</strong></li>
<li>Buy Buttons</li>
<li>Hosted solution for simplicity</li>
<li>XML API for processing payments without sending your customers off-site</li>
<li>Compatible with most shopping carts</li>
<li>Experience – a leader in the industry for 13 years</li>
<li>Eliminates costs -  (and complexity) of dealing with a 3rd party gateway</li>
<li>Free integration, compliance and certification support</li>
<li>Faster check out lines &#8211; real-time processing &#8211; customers complete the checkout in 3-5 seconds</li>
<li>Advanced risk management – AVS, CVV2, GEO-IP Filters, MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa</li>
<li>Easy to implement &#8211; Integrates with popular shopping carts</li>
<li>Handholding &#8211; end-to-end guidance for merchants</li>
<li>Keeps Merchant Compliant &#8211; PCI Compliant</li>
<li>Data Management &#8211; a “merchant area” compliments MerchantConnect provides reporting</li>
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		<title>Elavon&#8217;s PCI Compliance Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Data security has become a primary ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Data security has become a primary consideration for every business that accepts credit and debit cards as payment for goods or services. The five major card brands established the Payment Card Industry Council to oversee the Payment Card Industry &#8211; Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and to promote the security of the credit and debit card data being presented into the payment systems. All merchants and acquirers are required to comply with PCI-DSS and all payment applications must be certified and validated each year. One requirement of PCI-DSS is completing an annual Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), a validation tool used by merchants to establish and demonstrate their PCI-DSS compliance.<br />
Elavon’s PCI Compliance Program takes a comprehensive approach to assist your business meet your compliance requirements while protecting your reputation and your bottom line. Please read the enclosed brochure, “Understanding Cardholder Data Security” for specific details about the elements of our program.<br />
Getting started and completing your required SAQ is simple:</p>
<p>Visit our PCI website, <a target="_blank" href="http://pci.elavon.com">http://pci.elavon.com</a> and select your method of processing payments from the Elavon PCI home page.</p>
<p>From there you will be provided with information about PCI requirements and will receive the documents required to complete your SAQ.</p>
<p>Click on the link that will take you through the validation process via our Visa® and MasterCard® accredited Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and Approved Scanning Vendor’s website.<br />
You will have until November 29, 2009 to complete the SAQ. If you do not become compliant by that date, you will be assessed a PCI non-compliance fee of $20 per month beginning on your November statement. You will be charged the non-compliance fee until you successfully complete the validation process required to establish your PCI compliance.<br />
Annual PCI Fee of up to $175, based on connectivity, for this compliance validation service will be assessed annually beginning with your September statement. The fee provides for access to our QSA, online compliance validation and available data breach financial coverage up to $100,000 should a data breach occur. If you have already completed an SAQ for 2009 through another PCI compliance program, please visit http://pci.elavon.com and click on Already Compliant. Once received, your merchant account will be charged a $35 administrative fee to cover your mandatory PCI program participation.<br />
If you have any questions please call Elavon’s Customer Service department at 1-800-377-3962. We appreciate you selecting Elavon as your transaction processor and your commitment to securing you’re your customers’ cardholder data as it is presented into the various payment networks. </p>
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		<title>PCI Compliance Validation and Related Fees &#8211; Update 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Data security has become a primary consideration for every type of business that accepts credit and debit cards for the payment of goods or services. The five major card networks established the Payment Card Industry Council to oversee the Payment Card Industry &#8211; Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and to promote the security of the credit and debit card systems. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All merchants and acquirers are required to comply with PCI-DSS and all payment applications must be certified and validated annually. One requirement of PCI-DSS is completing an annual </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en">Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), a validation tool used to assist merchants with their PCI-DSS compliance.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Elavon’s PCI Compliance Program takes a comprehensive approach to help your business meet compliance requirements while protecting your reputation and your bottom line. Please read the enclosed brochure, “Understanding Cardholder Data Security” for specific details about the elements of our program.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Getting started and completing your required SAQ is simple: </strong></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit 	our PCI website, </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="http://pci.elavon.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://pci.elavon.com</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">select 	the “IP Solutions” button as your method of processing payments 	from the home page. </span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From 	there you will be provided with information about PCI requirements 	and will receive the documents to complete your SAQ.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click 	on the link that will take you through the validation process via 	our Visa® and MasterCard® accredited Qualified Security Assessor 	and Approved Scanning Vendor’s website. </span></span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You will have until October 29, 2009 to complete the SAQ. If you do not become compliant by that date, you will be assessed a non-compliance fee of $20 per month beginning on your October statement. You will be charged the non-compliance fee until you successfully complete the validation process.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #000000;">A $175 charge for this service will be assessed annually on your August statement beginning this year. The fee provides for access to our QSA, online compliance validation, up to $100,000 of data breach financial coverage, and assistance should a data breach occur. </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en">If you </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en">have already completed the SAQ for 2009 through a PCI Program other than Elavon, please </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">call our Customer Service department at 1-800-377-3962, and arrange to provide confirmation</span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">. You will be charged a $35 administrative fee to cover your mandatory program participation.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you have any questions please call Elavon’s Customer Service department at 1-800-377-3962. We appreciate your business and encourage you to assess your risk level, ensure PCI compliance and protect your bottom line. </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in; page-break-before: always;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Payment Application Data Security Standards (PA-DSS) Mandate</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;" align="CENTER">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>PCI-DSS </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. It was developed by the major credit card companies as a guideline to help organizations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud, hacking and various other security issues. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are not familiar with these standards and requirements, please visit </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">www.pcisecuritystandards.org</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> for more information.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>PA-DSS </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">stands for Payment Application Data Security Standards. Mandates are in place to ensure merchants and agents do not use payment applications known to retain prohibited data elements, such as track data, CVV2 data and/or PIN data. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Why is Compliance Important?</strong></span></span></span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PCI 	compliance provides fraud protection for you and your customers by 	creating a business that is safe and confidential for cardholders to 	use their credit cards.</span></span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Non 	compliance makes you vulnerable to fraudulent activity and data 	breaches which result in cost prohibitive fines and severe loss of 	brand equity.</span></span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PCI-DSS 	compliance is mandated by the card associations. The standard is 	overseen by an independent council of the five major brands. For 	more information, please visit: www.pcisecuritystandards.org. </span></span></span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Here are just a few important facts to be aware of:</strong></span></span></span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Merchants 	should never store prohibitive data subsequent to the authorization. 	Visit </span></span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/pa_dss.shtml"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/pa_dss.shtml</strong></span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong> </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">for 	more information regarding PA-DSS or log on to </span></span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.merchantconnect.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">www.merchantconnect.com</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and select “Support” from the home page (note: you do not need 	to enter your User ID and password for this section). Then click on 	“Compliance and Data Security” to be taken to a page with 	information and links to valuable industry resources.</span></span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ensure 	that your payment application is PCI compliant. As card acceptance 	technologies and techniques have evolved, payment card fraud has 	become more sophisticated. Every business that stores or transmits 	cardholder account data is a potential target. </span></span></span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Getting Started: Assessing your PCI-DSS security compliance</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Elavon has teamed with a </span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Visa</span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">® </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">and MasterCard</span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">® </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">accredited Qualified Security Assessor</span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> to help you evaluate your PCI-DSS compliance. To find out how you can protect your customers and adhere to PCI-DSS requirements, visit</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="http://pci.elavon.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://pci.elavon.com</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">and choose your method of payment acceptance to get started. If you have any questions about the program, or experience any problems with the tool, contact Elavon at 1-800-377-3962.</span></span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Data security has become a primary ]]></description>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Data security has become a primary consideration for every type of business that accepts credit and debit cards for the payment of goods or services. The five major card networks established the Payment Card Industry Council to oversee the Payment Card Industry &#8211; Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and to promote the security of the credit and debit card systems. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All merchants and acquirers are required to comply with PCI-DSS and all payment applications must be certified and validated annually. One requirement of PCI-DSS is completing an annual </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en">Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), a validation tool used to assist merchants with their PCI-DSS compliance.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Elavon’s PCI Compliance Program takes a comprehensive approach to help your business meet compliance requirements while protecting your reputation and your bottom line. Please read the enclosed brochure, “Understanding Cardholder Data Security” for specific details about the elements of our program.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Getting started and completing your required SAQ is simple: </strong></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit 	our PCI website, </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a target="_blank" href="http://pci.elavon.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://pci.elavon.com</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">select 	the “Non-IP Solutions” button as your method of processing 	payments from the home page. </span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From 	there you will be provided with information about PCI requirements 	and will receive the documents to complete your SAQ.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click 	on the link that will take you through the validation process via 	our Visa® and MasterCard® accredited Qualified Security Assessor 	and Approved Scanning Vendor’s website. </span></span></p>
</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You will have until October 29, 2009 to complete the SAQ. If you do not become compliant by that date, you will be assessed a non-compliance fee of $20 per month beginning on your October statement. You will be charged the non-compliance fee until you successfully complete the validation process.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #000000;">A $55 charge for this service will be assessed annually on your August statement beginning this year. The fee provides for access to our QSA, online compliance validation, up to $100,000 of data breach financial coverage, and assistance should a data breach occur. </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en">If you </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en">have already completed the SAQ for 2009 through a PCI Program other than Elavon, please </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">call our Customer Service department at 1-800-377-3962, and arrange to provide confirmation</span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">. You will be charged a $35 administrative fee to cover your mandatory program participation.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you have any questions please call Elavon’s Customer Service department at 1-800-377-3962. We appreciate your business and encourage you to assess your risk level, ensure PCI compliance and protect your bottom line.</span></span></p>
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