You should also read the Merchant Agreement , as signing the Departmental Request to Process Credit Cards bind you to this as well. It will take approximately three weeks for ID numbers to be verified and to obtain the equipment needed. If desired, a training session for you and your staff with Payment Card Services will be scheduled. Additional supplies are available through Payment Card Services as well as new machines, if any should break.
New machines are only available in exchange for the malfunctioning one.
Costs of each item will be discussed at the time of need and are subject to change. Along with the privilege of accepting payment cards, every merchant must be very careful in handling transaction data. Specifically, when maintaining or storing customer card numbers, it must be done in a secure fashion. This issue has most recently focused on Internet transactions, but this pertains to ALL transactions whether initiated via the telephone, over the counter, mail order, Internet, etc. There are very specific guidelines and requirements developed by the Information Technology Policy Office.