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For the latest information and links on credit card resources please refer to the EFT-POS.COM website.
Please find below links to various sites connected with debit
and credit card processing. These include the main card acquirers
in the UK in addition to credit card research and fraud organisations
and links to sites with information on specific credit / debit
card processing developments such as chip & pin.
CREDIT CARD - UK BANKS / ACQUIRERS - MERCHANT ACCOUNTS
If you are looking to obtain a merchant account then these
UK banks/acquirers may be able to help. You do not have to
obtain merchant facilities from the same bank that you have
your current account with
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www.barclaycardmerchantservices.co.uk |
BarclayCard Merchant Services |
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www.co-operativebank.co.uk |
Co-operative Bank Merchant Services |
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www.allianceandleicestercomercialbank.co.uk |
Alliance and Leicester Merchant Services
(formerly Girobank) |
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www.ukbusiness.hsbc.com |
HSBC Merchant Services |
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www.lloydstsbcardnet.com |
Lloyds TSB Cardnet Merchant Services |
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www.streamline.com |
NatWest / Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Merchant Services |
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www.americanexpress.co.uk |
American Express Merchant Services |
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www.diners-club.co.uk |
Diners Club International |
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CREDIT CARD - ECOMMERCE ADDITIONAL
VERIFICATION SCHEMES
Please find below links to the Visa and Mastercard
eCommerce schemes for additional card holder security. |
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www.visaeu.com |
Verified by Visa Program |
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www.mastercardmerchant.com |
Mastercard SecureCode |
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CREDIT CARD - ORGANISATIONS
Please find below links to the main organisations
such as APACS (Association for Payment Clearing Services),
VISA and Mastercard who determine standards and processing
requirements for debit/credit cards.
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www.apacs.org.uk |
APACS (Association for Payment Clearing
Services) |
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www.visa.com |
Visa International |
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www.mastercard.com |
Mastercard International - Consumer Information |
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www.mastercardintl.com |
Mastercard International - Corporate
Information |
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www.mastercardeurope.com |
Mastercard International - European Corporate
Information |
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www.maestrocard.com |
Maestro Debit Card |
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www.switch.co.uk |
Switch Debit Card UK |
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www.bacs.co.uk |
BACS Limited |
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CREDIT CARD - INFORMATIONAL
Sites / specific page links are detailed below that
give further information on a variety of credit / debit
card issues such as specific card technologies including
as chip and pin; user and research groups involved with
credit and debit cards; operational, guidance and best
practice for accepting card payments. |
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www.dti.gov.uk |
UK DTI Distance Selling and eCommerce information
and links |
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www.apacs.org |
eCommerce Aggregation Guidelines - APACS
Electronic Commerce Group |
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www.chipandpin.co.uk |
Program Management Organisation for Chip
and Pin Implementation |
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site no longer available |
Credit Card Research Group (ceased on
31st December 2003) |
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www.cardwatch.org.uk |
CardWatch - UK Card Fraud (APACS) |
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www.dti.gov.uk |
Electronic Commerce Directive (UK / Europe) |
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www.visaeu.com |
Visa Account Information Security (AIS) Programme
(ecommerce security) |
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www.visaeu.com
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Verified by Visa Programme (Europe) (ecommerce security) |
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www.mastercardmerchant.com
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SecureCode MasterCard Programme) (ecommerce
security) |
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