Heartland Payment Systems

    

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Heartland Payment Systems is one of the largest credit card processing companies in the United States. However a large percentage of their name brand recognition comes from the 2008 data breach that occurred within their system. A rogue employee hacked their system and was able to steal the confidential data for over 130 million credit cards.

What would have represented an unrecoverable incident for many companies, Heartland took it as an opportunity to reestablish their company and brand. Reevaluating their entire security structure, Heartland launched “E3 Secure”, one of the most progressive systems available today.

They have also used this as a chance for them to set consumer and customer education regarding transaction security as a pillar of their company values. Their website has an industry leading education section and there are various resources available that will interest both new and existing merchants.

There are pluses and minuses to working with such large credit card processors. Typically a merchant trades flexibility and negotiating room they might receive with a smaller and more aggressive merchant provider in exchange for the security that comes with a larger processor. With various offices spread through the United States, Heartland Payment Systems likely has a local rep you can speak with, however the floor rates they have the ability to offer are going to be higher than with some of the other credit card processors we have reviewed.

Standard contracts come with a 3 year agreement and $295 cancellation/termination fee for those merchants who wish to leave prior to that date. There are various reports that merchants can plead their case, if/when they want to leave; however our feeling is that there are enough merchant account providers who do not require their merchants to even sign such paperwork, so why not work with them.

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