Payment Security
Security and Fraud solutions from Smart Choice Payments include robust protections throughout the payment processing chain which provides comprehensive data security and potentially reduces your liability.
We take a holistic approach to security, compliance and risk management and offer integrated technologies, like end-to-end encryption and EMV ready equipment, that help effectively manage security and risk. Our comprehensive solutions let merchants easily meet compliance requirements, reduce risk for data security and privacy and securely process both in-store, online, and mobile transactions.
Compliance
The PCI-DSS details security requirements for members, merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data.
These requirements are formulated and administered, with input from parties involved at all levels of the payment card system, by the PCI Security Standards Council™.
Compliance standards vary based on factors such as the number of transactions performed in a year, the environment(s) in which the transactions are done, and the internal systems, equipment...
Encryption
All merchants, regardless of the environment they conduct business in —brick-and-mortar, brick-and-click, or completely web-based, have both an obligation as well as an industry mandate to protect consumers’ payment card data. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) provide guidelines on what merchants need to do to secure the sensitive data used in payment transactions, but that alone may not be sufficient to protect you and your customers...
EMV
The U.S. payments industry has relied on magnetic stripe-based card technology for decades, but most countries have or are in the process of transitioning to the EMV chip card standard. EMV ensures a card is authentic by utilizing encrypted data stored on the card. Now, recommendations and incentives are laying the path for U.S. adoption of EMV -- and early implementers will gain an advantage over competitors with solutions that are available now.
Contact US today to discuss your businesses compliance with the new network EMV.
Payment Card Industry Compliance
As a merchant accepting credit/debit cards for payment, you are required to become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).
The PCI DSS details security requirements for members, merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data.
To demonstrate compliance with the PCI DSS, small to mid-sized businesses are required to submit an attestation of compliance annually, commonly referred to as an SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaire). Additionally, if you're using an Internet connected device or software, you must also have and pass a quarterly network scan.
To help you in achieving and maintaining compliance we have partnered with an outside PCI Compliance company called Rapid Comply.
Prior to visiting the Compliance Portal, you need to obtain your user id and password. Your user ID and Password will be your Merchant ID Number. Please contact Customer Service at (888)381-6800 option 1 for any questions or concerns.
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Helpful Tools
Layers of data security and fraud prevention tools help merchants manage vulnerabilities throughout the payment processing lifecycle
Save Time
Simplified PCI compliance decreases the time, costs and resources spent on meeting PCI compliance requirements
Risk Reduction
Significant risk reduction by safeguarding data privacy using end-to-end encryption and tokenization
Convenience
Secure multiple payment types – in-store, online or mobile – allowing customers to safely and securely pay the way they want
Grow and Prosper
Smart Choice Payments offers a range of payment processing services and merchant accounts for virtually every type of business and processing environment including:
- Standard retail accounts
- Card-not-present MOTO accounts
- Internet Gateway accounts
- Mobile and wireless accounts
- Specialized restaurant, lodging, and fuel dispensary accounts
- High-risk accounts