First, sorry it has been so long since my last post. I always have good intentions but as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Second, I want to make sure all merchants who accept credit cards are aware that beginning in October you MUST truncate the customer’s credit card number on ALL receipts. Up until now, you only had to truncate the number on the copy you were giving to the customer. This is changing and you need to look at your receipts right now and make sure that your copy isn’t showing all 16 digits. If it is, call your credit card processor immediately. It is a quick fix and a brief download to your terminal. If this is a problem for them, you need to change processors, IMMEDIATELY!
It is your obligation to protect the credit card numbers of your customers. Even if you don’t have a security breach, you still don’t know if one of your customers decides to stop patronizing your establishment because he sees the slip has his card number on it. It’s simple, it’s free, just do it!
Michael
