Encore Payment Systems Announces Partnership with ControlScan, Inc.
Addison, TX. – March, 31 2009 - Addison, TX based Encore Payment Systems, www.EncorePS.com, a leader in the electronic payment processing industry, recently announced a strategic partnership with ControlScan, www.ControlScan.com, the leading provider of PCI compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small merchants.
The PCI Security Standards Council has established PCI Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) designed to protect cardholder data. The standards apply to all organizations that store, process or transmit cardholder data. In an effort to alleviate merchant processing vulnerabilities and protect sensitive cardholder data, Encore has developed innovative measures to assist their merchants in compliance with these standards. In order to provide the highest levels of compliance training, certification and remediation, Encore has formed a strategic partnership with ControlScan.
“In our quickly evolving world of payment acceptance, we constantly evaluate the security needs of our merchants and our organization,” said Robel Sebany, vice president of operations, Encore Payment Systems. “We are working closely with ControlScan to integrate the PCI DSS requirements into our current value-added suite of products and services, therefore ControlScan’s expertise and technology resources are key in our management team’s objective of providing a single-source solution for all small-to-medium sized merchants.”
“We are excited to be working with Encore Payment Systems in this partnership," said Jethro Felton, executive vice president of sales and business development, ControlScan. "By utilizing ControlScan’s PCI compliance solutions as part of their overall offering, Encore Payments will help their merchant community become secure, thereby ensuring that they meet all private and public regulatory requirements by protecting all cardholder data."
About Encore Payment Systems
Encore Payment Systems was established for the purpose of providing electronic payment processing solutions and other value-added services to small and medium-sized retail merchants throughout the United States. Encore is a leader in the electronic payment processing field providing credit card, debit card, ATM card, gift card, prepaid card, EBT and check processing services. With over seventy years of combined experience in the electronic transaction processing industry, Encore’s management team set forth a goal of creating a company with a sincere dedication to superior customer service and an honest and ethical approach to acquiring new customers. This vision has enabled Encore to become one of the fastest growing companies in the industry excelling in all aspects of merchant services. Encore Payment Systems is located at 3801 Arapaho Road, Addison, Texas 75001. Visit Encore Payment Systems online at www.EncorePS.com.
For further information, contact Jessica Bryant, Marketing Assistant, at 214-442-1700 x1333.
