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SUMMARY:Your Association and PCI Compliance
DESCRIPTION:Course Description:  \nThe Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) governs card security for all merchants. Failure to be in compliance can be extremely costly both financially and reputationally. This webinar focuses on the new version PCI DSS 4.01\, which replaced 4.0 on December 31\, 2024 and with which all merchants must comply by March 31\, 2025. The discussion will include changes of the standard and how it applies to those accepting cards as well as tips and techniques for reducing scope of applicability through contracting out card collection and storage. \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nIdentify the 12 principal requirements of PCI DSS 4.01 and explain their significance \nUnderstand Self Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) \nAnalyze methods to reduce the scope of your Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) \nCompare encryption and tokenization as data security measures and assess their impact on compliance \nDistinguish between Card Present and Card Not Present environments and examine their unique security considerations. \n  \n\n\nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/your-association-and-pci-compliance/
LOCATION:zoom.us/j/97024830943
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:What is Credit Card Processing | Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \n\nCredit card processing or Merchant Services is widely used by businesses and nonprofit organizations.  One can hardly image today going through life without being able to purchase goods and services without using a credit card.\n \nIn spite of its ubiquitousness in commerce\, there are a lot of things that organizations are not being told about credit card processing (aka Merchant Services).  If you know some important things that you are NOT being told today by your service provider (or in the general media)\, you would have greater opportunities for data security\, cost savings\, and process improvements (i.e.\, eliminating manual processes).\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n\n\nLearn about 4 important payment trends which emerged from the pandemic.\nLearn two key changes you should make in 2022 with your payment and credit card collection practices.\nUnderstand Credit card fees — what you are NOT being told and why that is costing your organization money.\nLearn alternatives to credit card collections — the ecosystem that supports Visa/MasterCard and AMEX definitely don’t want you to know this.\nLearn PCI compliance and security issues for 2022 — why are you not aware of this.\nLearn how to do an RFP for Merchant Services — an outline that you can use today.
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/what-is-credit-card-processing-best-practices/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/98557415641
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Finance,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:B137: What You are NOT Being Told About Credit Card Processing
DESCRIPTION:Credit card processing or Merchant Services is widely used by businesses and nonprofit organizations.  One can hardly image today going through life without being able to purchase goods and services without using a credit card.\n \nIn spite of its ubiquitousness in commerce\, there are a lot of things that organizations are not being told about credit card processing (aka Merchant Services).  If you know some important things that you are NOT being told today by your service provider (or in the general media)\, you would have greater opportunities for data security\, cost savings\, and process improvements (i.e.\, eliminating manual processes).\n \n\n\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES\n \n\n\nLearn about 4 important payment trends which emerged from the pandemic.\nLearn two key changes you should make in 2022 with your payment and credit card collection practices.\nUnderstand Credit card fees — what you are NOT being told and why that is costing your organization money.\nLearn alternatives to credit card collections — the ecosystem that supports Visa/MasterCard and AMEX definitely don’t want you to know this.\nLearn PCI compliance and security issues for 2022 — why are you not aware of this.\nLearn how to do an RFP for Merchant Services — an outline that you can use today.
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/b137-what-you-are-not-being-told-about-credit-card-processing/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/99112914601
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Finance,Finance,Finance,MICROSOFT DYNAMICS,Payments/PCI Compliance,Payments/PCI Compliance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:B127: How To Write An RFP (Request For Proposal) For Merchant Services. Improving Your Business Process And Net Income
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION:  \nWhat Criteria Should Every Merchant Services RFP Contain and Why Does it Matter? \nYour credit card processing fees are a top ten-line item in your General Ledger. When releasing an RFP to evaluate new merchant service providers\, knowing how the credit card industry works is crucial. Your fiduciary obligation and reputation are on the line. With compliance standards to meet\, and risks to mitigate\, there is much to understand. We will demystify the credit card processing flow\, players\, terminology\, and musts to consider. You will leave feeling prepared to write your RFP and EVALUATE your perspective merchant service providers based on the criteria most important for your organization. We will evaluate how to identify the gaps in your current payments ecosystem and supply you with the questions to ask to reduce these issues in your future state. \n1. Knowing What You Don’t Know \n2. Terminology of the Industry and the Flow of Payments \n3. Capturing Your Current State Through GAP Analysis \n4. Risk Mitigation (PCI Compliance\, Fraud) \n5. How to Compare Pricing and Find Hidden Fees \n6. Putting it All Together: Writing the RFP with Your Future State in Mind \n\n\n\n\n \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES:\n\n\nLearn how to give your organization a higher level of understanding of payment processing and equip you to make the most educated/informed decision on your payment processor/merchant services selection.\nProvide you with important recommendations that will assist your progress in creating an omnichannel payments ecosystem.\nLearn how to create a working framework that your Association can use to effectively evaluate future Processors while taking into consideration your current business process.\n\n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/how-to-write-an-rfp-request-for-proposal-for-merchant-services-improving-your-business-process-and-net-income/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/99951702989
CATEGORIES:Accounting,Association IT,ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Business Strategy,Cybersecurity,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:How to write an RFP Request for Proposal
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nListen to the Podcast \nWhat Criteria Should Every Merchant Services RFP Contain and Why Does it Matter? \nYour credit card processing fees are a top ten-line item in your General Ledger. When releasing an RFP to evaluate new merchant service providers\, knowing how the credit card industry works is crucial. Your fiduciary obligation and reputation are on the line. With compliance standards to meet\, and risks to mitigate\, there is much to understand. We will demystify the credit card processing flow\, players\, terminology\, and musts to consider. You will leave feeling prepared to write your RFP and EVALUATE your perspective merchant service providers based on the criteria most important for your organization. We will evaluate how to identify the gaps in your current payments ecosystem and supply you with the questions to ask to reduce these issues in your future state. \n1. Knowing What You Don’t Know \n2. Terminology of the Industry and the Flow of Payments \n3. Capturing Your Current State Through GAP Analysis \n4. Risk Mitigation (PCI Compliance\, Fraud) \n5. How to Compare Pricing and Find Hidden Fees \n6. Putting it All Together: Writing the RFP with Your Future State in Mind \n\n\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES\n\n\nTo give your organization a higher level of understanding of payment processing and equip you to make the most educated/informed decision on your payment processor/merchant services selection.\nTo provide you with important recommendations that will assist your progress in creating an omnichannel payments ecosystem.\nTo create a working framework that your Association can use to effectively evaluate future Processors while taking into consideration your current business process.
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/how-to-write-an-rfp-request-for-proposal/
LOCATION:Group Internet-Based
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Finance,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:PCI Compliance Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:  \nView Webinar Recording \nListen to the Podcast \nDid you know that PCI Compliance starts with your finance team. In this course you will learn best practices of Associations and non profit organizations in for implementing PCI Compliance. The course starts with a basic overview of what PCI Compliance is and what it is designed to achieve. Next we review 9 practical tips that you can implement immediately in your organization to ensure a more secure payment environment. Finally we review the Self-Assessment-Questionnaire (SAQ)\, and what you should know about it.  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES\n\n\nGain an overview of the PCI Compliance Requirements\nLearn 9 practical tips to achieve a more secure payment environment\nUnderstand what are the annual SAQ requirements
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/pci-compliance-best-practices/
LOCATION:Group Internet-Based
CATEGORIES:Accounting,Association IT,ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,B2B/B2G IT,Business Strategy,Business Strategy,Cybersecurity,Cybersecurity,Finance,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:How to Write an RFP for Merchant Services | Key Considerations
DESCRIPTION:Improve your business process and net income by knowing what goes into a RFP (request for proposal) for merchant services. \n \n\n\n\nWhat Criteria Should Every Merchant Services RFP Contain and Why Does it Matter? \nYour credit card processing fees are a top ten-line item in your General Ledger. When releasing an RFP to evaluate new merchant service providers\, knowing how the credit card industry works is crucial. Your fiduciary obligation and reputation are on the line. With compliance standards to meet\, and risks to mitigate\, there is much to understand. We will demystify the credit card processing flow\, players\, terminology\, and musts to consider. You will leave feeling prepared to write your RFP and EVALUATE your perspective merchant service providers based on the criteria most important for your organization. We will evaluate how to identify the gaps in your current payments ecosystem and supply you with the questions to ask to reduce these issues in your future state. \n1. Knowing What You Don’t Know \n2. Terminology of the Industry and the Flow of Payments \n3. Capturing Your Current State Through GAP Analysis \n4. Risk Mitigation (PCI Compliance\, Fraud) \n5. How to Compare Pricing and Find Hidden Fees \n6. Putting it All Together: Writing the RFP with Your Future State in Mind \n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\n\n\nTo give your organization a higher level of understanding of payment processing and equip you to make the most educated/informed decision on your payment processor/merchant services selection.\nTo provide you with important recommendations that will assist your progress in creating an omnichannel payments ecosystem.\nTo create a working framework that your Association can use to effectively evaluate future Processors while taking into consideration your current business process.
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/how-to-write-an-rfp-for-merchant-services-key-considerations/
LOCATION:Group Internet-Based
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Finance,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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