[Hidden-tech] CC processing security issues (was Re: Small business insurance)

[Rob Laporte]

Shel’s solution makes sense to me and seems convenient for clients. I was referring more to when a web developer is paid to make websites (and apps or whatever) that process payments. The client’s liability for its customers’ credit card processing may extend to the web dev person or firm who helped make the credit card processing website. But I’m no lawyer, so I don’t know the risks here. Worth researching by firms or solo-preneurs doing such web dev. 

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Rob Laporte
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> On Feb 11, 2016, at 6:19 AM, Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:
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> Rob brought up the issue of risk from credit card exposure. This is one among several reasons why I gave up my merchant account.
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> I either get clients to pay me via Intuit Payment Network (50 cents a transaction no matter how many digits--great for big consulting gigs) or swipe their cards through a reader into my paypal account. Other than the 1 minute where I'm holding their card, I never handle the cc number and it doesn't show up on my receipt. And at my very low volume, it's actually cheaper than merchant processing on my own.
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> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Lynn Scharf <lynn at silverleafgeospatial.com <mailto:lynn at silverleafgeospatial.com>> wrote:
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> Can anyone recommend a small business insurer with experience working with software developers and entrepreneurs?  I'm looking for some basic "errors and omissions" type insurance.
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> Many thanks,
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