Hi Carsten,

PCI Compliance is scary, especially for small shops. I too am a single developer shop. I have a POS system that is in use by about 50 locatons in Connecticut.

When I first got wind of PCI Compliance stuff, I checked and found that an audit of the software was required and the cost of the audit was $30,000. Forget it!! Perhaps that has changed but....

And I think it would be impossible for small shops to pass because of requirements for version control, quality control etc etc.

I currently support PC Charge, X-Charge and Mercury. I really LIKE X-Charge because I am totally insulated from the PCI stuff. Basically I never see the Credit Card data so there is no way I can store it. I simply pass a parameter (amount) to the X-Charge control and X-Charge takes it form there and tells me the result.

On top of that, X-Charge support is top notch. Installation is a breeze. You set up a date and time, X-Charge calls you, logs into the cash register and does everything. You just make sure the internet connection is good.

And if that is not enough, I get a nice commission check every month from X-Charge.

The last time I spoke to the Mercury rep, she told me thet are planning a similar developer interface but I have not seen it yet.

I would be very interested to hear what you have discovered on this topic.

Ken

(860) 280-6871





>Hi all -
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>Just wondering what everyone is using to get PA-DSS compliance for credit card processing. What companies are you using for assessments, anything best to look for when choosing? We are a small shop (1 developer) and are trying to figure out the best way to go here.
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>Is anyone using payment processors such as https://www.x-charge.com/ to deal with PA-DSS? Is it working for you?
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>Any insights would be appreciated!