| Most businesses these days are set up to accept | | | | payment card numbers, and the most secure way to |
| credit cards. They can accept credit cards online, by | | | | use a payment card, as most consumers now know |
| mail, by telephone, or at the point of sale. However, | | | | is with the use of the latest technology for |
| there are often times when a business must be able | | | | encryption. If you aren't using a higher standard of |
| to accept payment cards when they are away from | | | | encryption technology than an old credit card |
| their place of business, such as at events and Expos. | | | | imprinter, you risk losing a great deal of business, |
| One option that enables you to accept plastic cards | | | | since most consumers do not want you or anybody |
| in a 'mobile' venue is a credit card imprinter. These | | | | else to have an actual imprint of their payment card. |
| imprinters are not as outdated as one may think, and | | | | If purchasing a mobile card payment terminal isn't |
| many businesses still use them today at their | | | | financially feasible for you, there are lease options |
| business location. | | | | available to you. You can lease these terminals for |
| In the past, this method of accepting credit cards | | | | longer periods or short periods, although in most |
| was pretty much the only option available. The only | | | | cases, the company that you lease from will have a |
| really good thing about this option was the ability to | | | | minimum length for the lease - typically three days. |
| take the device with you wherever you went, as | | | | Often, this short lease period option is even cheaper |
| there is no electricity or connection that is needed | | | | than the money that you would spend for an |
| for these devices. An imprint of the card was made, | | | | unacceptable - in the minds of the consumers - |
| and the credit card companies supplied merchants | | | | non-technical credit card imprinter, and obviously, it is |
| with booklets that had lists of payment card numbers | | | | much more secure. |
| that were valid. The booklets were updated monthly | | | | You can get leases for these terminals on the |
| and sent to merchants, and when a merchant | | | | Internet, and the terminal is delivered to you about |
| accepted the credit card, and used the credit card | | | | one day before your actual lease period starts, and |
| imprinter, they looked up the number in the booklet, | | | | you return it one day after your lease period ends. |
| or they called the card processing company to make | | | | The company that you lease from generally pays for |
| sure that the card was good. | | | | the delivery both ways. When you receive your |
| However, today we need faster and more reliable | | | | terminal, it will be ready to use - the company sets |
| ways of getting the needed information from the | | | | everything up for you prior to delivery of the device, |
| customer and making sure that the payment card is | | | | and technical support is available during your lease |
| good. Consumers demand security and safety when | | | | period as well. |
| they hand us their plastic cards or give us their | | | | |