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safe from outside intruders,” said Ben Goretsky, CEO at The strength of the security behind USAePay’s gateway is
USAePay. “This means the savvy merchant will want also ubiquitous, meaning the technology and the security
to know details about gateway up time, credentials and standards that back it up, apply to all of their channels
version upgrade practices before they sign on with any of business. This gives USAePay an economies-of-scale
merchant services provider, POS company or payment- advantage over some other gateway service providers
enabled software maker.” and helps the security experts at USAePay concentrate
on one, end-to-end solution that is always secure and
Due diligence pays off operationally sound.

Of course, if you’re one of these service providers, you will
also want to strategically align with a gateway partner If you would like to know more about USAePay’s security
that will back you and your customers up every step of the practices, gateway technology or the solution set we
way. Therefore, you’ll need to do up-front due diligence provide for your business channel, please visit our website
to review security practices and how a gateway service or contact us directly at 1-866-USAePay.
provider’s overall support model works long before
you forge a partnership agreement or begin boarding
customers.

Additionally, it is good to know what practices the third-
party gateway provider has in place for communicating
critical information about security practices and
certifications both to you, and more importantly, to your
customer. If you’re looking to integrate a third-party
gateway into your software, you’ll also want to be assured
the gateway partner is completely forthcoming about their
internal practices for upgrading security standards, and
staying abreast of the latest security initiatives within the
payments industry. or over two decades Humboldt Merchant

A stellar record Services has been the premier provider of credit
card processing solutions for high-risk or hard-
“USAePay offers a documented 99.99% up-time and F to-place merchants, offering competitive pricing
integrity record and an uncompromised promise that and first class service. Combining dedication with knowl-
our technologies are always in compliance with the latest edge and a primary focus on customer satisfaction, HBMS
security standards within the industry,” continued Martin has grown to become a leader in the credit card processing
Drake, President at USAePay. industry. Offering superior processing, and the latest in
payment acceptance solutions, we are at the forefront of
USAePay is working around the clock to ensure security innovative payment thinking.
standards are always above par with the industry’s
requirements. The company’s #1 ambition is to “always be What’s New:
in compliance” and this commitment shows through in
security standards above par, their success in maintaining Removing risk as a
the constant effort that is invested in keeping USAePay’s

a 99.99% documented integrity record, and the continuous
improvements they are making to their technologies to selling barrier
enhance security and reduce risk.
USAePay is also careful to only align with merchant ave you ever been unable to board a merchant
services, software and POS partners that are equally as account due to risk restrictions? Did you have
committed to security as they are, and those who will a backup option for them? Are you currently
keep an open communication channel intact to always H working with a processor that specializes
work collaboratively on risk and security. in underwriting business types that require extra assur-
ances?
Communication is also a key element to USAePay’s support
package. It doesn’t matter if the relationship involves Unless you’re a pro at writing hard-to-place business,
a white-labeled program or is direct facing; USAePay you probably aren’t spending much time prospecting
understands their role in passing critical security-related companies in those sectors, or hunting for a capable, risk-
information through the partner and ensuring the right friendly service provider. In fact, you may even shy away
information gets to the end user. from hard-to-place business altogether, simply because

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