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At Heartland, we’re committed to helping you.

With your to-do list already full, it’s tough to manage the costs and complexities of payments processing.

Read on to learn more about payments processing and how Heartland can help you control costs. Be sure to check back often as we routinely post new information.

Business Tips

Three Things You Need To Know About Securing Cardholder Data

Can They Do That? Many Payments Processors Unnecessarily Hike Fees Despite Economic Crunch.

Batch Transactions Daily to Save on Interchange — and Fines

Are You Over Authorizing When Your Customers Pay by Credit or Debit Card?

Get Up-To-Date with IRS Mandates for Over-The-Counter Medical Sales

Manually Imprinting Cards Can Help You Avoid Fraudulent-Transaction Chargebacks

What is Interchange and Why Is It Important to You?

Reduce the Risk of Fraud on Card-Not-Present Transactions

Keeping Tabs on Card Processing Costs

Are Hidden Card Processing Fees Eating Into Your Profits?

PCI Compliance

PA-DSS Mandate Update

Your Business’s Data Has Been Compromised. Now What?

Payroll

Prevent Payroll Headaches by Avoiding Common Mistakes

Outsourcing Payroll: Shopping Tips for Merchants

Restaurant

Can They Do That? Many Payments Processors Unnecessarily Hike Fees For Restaurateurs Despite Economic Crunch.

Campus

Heartland Payment Systems® Revolutionizes Campus Financial Aid Disbursement By Linking Campus ID and Debit Card to a Single Financial Account

Hillsborough Community College Launches Its First Campus Card Program With Heartland Payment Systems

Enhanced Campus Security will Call for More Integration with Campus Card Programs

Campus Card Programs will Play a More Critical Role in Campus Finances

Heartland Campus Solutions Joins Corporate Partnership Program to Support IACLEA and Campus Public Safety

New Fundraising/Payments Card Offers''Win-Win'' for Entire Community

Community Colleges Making the Move to Advanced Campus Card Technology

OneCard System Makes Life Easier at Florida College

Heartland Payment Systems Campus Solutions Enhances the Campus Experience at Colleges and Universities Across the Country

Wireless Door Locks Provide Safety and Relief

Technology

Heartland Payment Systems® and OpenBook® Bring State-of-the-Art Data Security to the Lodging Industry

Business Owners Can Now Easily Track Checks from Deposit Through Returns Using One Online System

Increase Sales and Promote Your Business with Gift Cards

Protect Your Business from Age Verification Fines and Penalties

Use the Latest Technology to Enhance Your Operations

Heartland in the News

Heartland Chairman and CEO Bob Carr shares learnings and advice about leadership in a crisis in this interview with Bank Info Security

Heartland CSO Sanford Brown discusses card processing fees for small-ticket items and resources available to help operators better understand these fees in this article from Vending Times

Retailers Protest 'Swipe Fees'

Payments Processing Information Sharing Council plans mass hack simulation to demonstrate need for information sharing

Central Ohio Restaurant Association Presents Awards to Heartland Payment Systems and its CEO

Arizona's Lodging Industry Honors Heartland Payment Systems® with “Allied Member of the Year” Award

Post-breach, Heartland Plans Aggressive Encryption Project

Heartland Named #1 Best Service Company to Sell for in the US

Selling Power: Everybody Wins Big

Petroleum

Good, Bad News: Enhanced Security on Way

Anatomy, Aftermath of a Criminal Breach

Anatomy, Aftermath of Criminal Breach, Part 2

News Releases

Heartland Payment Systems® and Discover Agree to $5 Million Intrusion Settlement

Nathan Moore Named to South Carolina Hospitality Assocation Board of Directors

Servant Keeper Church Management Software Integrates with Heartland Check ManagementSM for Remote Deposit Capture and Check Management Solutions

Texas Hotel & Lodging Association Endorses Heartland Payment Systems® for Payments Processing Solutions

Heartland Payroll ServicesSM Named to Plain Dealer’s “Top Workplaces 2010” List

Kris Herrin of Heartland Payment Systems® Named a Top Chief Technology Officer by IDG’s Infoworld

Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Selects Heartland Payment Systems® as Exclusive Endorsed Provider of Payment Solutions

Nebraska Restaurant Association Names Heartland Payment Systems® Allied Partner of the Year

Illinois Restaurant Association Endorses Heartland Payment Systems® for Payments Processing Solutions

Heartland Payment Systems® Commercially Launches State-of-the-Art Payment Card Security Technology

Heartland Payment Systems® and Mastercard Agree to $41.4 Million Intrusion Settlement

Heartland Payment Systems® Named to FORTUNE 1000 List of America's Largest Companies

Heartland Payment Systems® Plans to Hire 1,198 Sales Professionals in the Next 18 Months

Restaurant Associations Add Gift Marketing Program to Suite of Member Benefit Solutions

Heartland Payment Systems® and MICROS Renew Business Relationship

Heartland Payment Systems® Revolutionizes Campus Financial Aid Disbursement By Linking Campus ID and Debit Card to a Single Financial Account

Heartland Payment Systems® Awards Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Inaugural “Partner of the Year” Distinction

Heartland Payment Systems® and OpenBook® Bring State-of-the-Art Data Security to the Lodging Industry

European Card Acquiring Forum Presents Heartland Payment Systems® with Integrity Award

Heartland Payment Systems® E3™ Data Security Protocol Adopted by Leading Payments Manufacturers

Heartland Payment Systems® Signs Martin Eagle Oil Company as First SmartLink® Customer

Heartland Payment Systems® Introduces PlusOneSM Payroll

Bob Carr Appointed to the Secure POS Vendor Alliance Board of Directors

Heartland Payment Systems and Visa Inc. Announce Acceptance Rate of Over 97 Percent for Data Security Breach Settlement Agreement

The Council of State Restaurant Associations(CSRA) Joins Partnership to Enhance Business Services for Restaurants Nationwide

Thales and Voltage Security Forge Technology Integration and Partnership to Deliver End-to- End Encryption and Key Management to Secure Payments

New Partnership Delivers First-Ever Unified Payments Processing Platform to the Restaurant Industry

Heartland Payment Systems Agrees on Settlement to Provide Visa Issuers up to $60M for Data Security Breach Claims

Heartland Payment Systems® Agrees to Settle Cardholder Class Actions

Heartland Payment Systems® and American Express Agree to $3.6 Million Intrusion Settlement

Seven-Eleven Signs Seven-Year Contract Extension with Heartland Payment Systems

Heartland Payment Systems Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit Dismissed in US District Court

Payments Processing Information Sharing Council Names Steering Committee

Selling Power® Names Heartland Payment Systems® Best Service Company to Sell for

Heartland Payment Systems® Extends Agreement with transmodus Through 2015

212 Software Integrates with Heartland Check ManagementSM for Remote Deposit Capture and Check Management Solutions

Hypercom and Heartland Payment Systems® To Expand Payment Processing and Implement Next-Generation End-to-End Data Encryption

Heartland Payment Systems® Advances Access Control Offering with Schlage Locks

Heartland Payment Systems® Introduces ConfirmPaySM

E3™ technology lands Heartland on InformationWeek 500

Career Colleges and Schools Can Now Automate and Integrate Back Office Operations and Payments Processing

Heartland Payment Systems Enhances Campus Dining Point-Of-Sale Systems

Heartland Payment Systems Improves Campus Security and Safety For Students

Heartland Payment Systems Selects Voltage Security to Provide Software for End-To-End Encryption

Heartland Payment Systems Helps Merchants Improve Cash Flow and Financial Management With Streamlined Card Acceptance

Heartland and Cantaloupe Collaborate To Offer Cashless Vending Solution

American Business Awards Name Committee Chairs For 2009 Final Judging

Heartland Payment Systems Selects Panini I:Deal for Express Funds Solution

Heartland Payment Systems CEO Bob Carr Honored With 2009 Beta Gamma Sigma Award For Entrepreueurship

Heartland Payment Systems Returns to Visa's List of PCI DSS Validated Service Providers

Accredited Standards Committee X9 Developing New Merchant Data Security Technology Standards

W.net Honors Bob Carr with Stilleto Award

Delaware Restaurant Association Names Heartland's Team Delaware 'Allied Member of the Year'

Heartland Acquires Chockstone

Heartland Payment Systems Named to InformationWeek 500

Heartland Payment Systems and Union Bankshares Partner to Offer Business Clients Expanded Services

New Lock Box Remittance Function Streamlines Electronic Check Management

Heartland Payment Systems Teams with the Arkansas Community Bankers Association

Heartland Payment Systems Named Best Sales Organization in America by American Business Awards

Heartland Payment Systems and Superior Bancorp Align to Offer Customers Expanded Services

Heartland's Give Something Back Network Receives 'Best in Payments' Editor's Choice Award

Crane Merchandising Systems and Heartland Payment Systems Collaborate on Breakthrough Cashless Vending Solution

Heartland Payment Systems Named a Best Run Sales Organization by Selling Power Magazine

Heartland Payment Systems' CEO Bob Carr Named Technology Company CEO Of the Year