Even though our logo is black and red, CardPayment Solutions is a Green company. We feel we have a corporate responsibility to the care of our environment, and we have a head start because the industry of electronic payments is (by nature) a Green industry. But that hasn't always been the case.

Twenty years ago, credit card payments were processed by imprinting the cards on multi-part carbon slips. These slips were then deposited at the bank like any form of payment. A lot of those slips were used causing a large amount of paper waste. The volume of credit card transactions has increased significantly since those days, but now it is all done electronically. In fact, there are so many transactions that they can only be handled by electronic means. If we were still using imprinter slips we would be drowning in paper waste and the pollution of manufacturing that paper.

The electronic credit card terminals now in wide use print a receipt for the merchant and cardholder. However, these receipts are a fraction of the waste the old slips created. The same green equation is true with our electronic check processing and debit card acceptance systems we offer, which can eliminate the resources used to create and transport paper checks.

With our durable, reusable plastic cards, our gift and loyalty card solutions eliminate the need for paper gift certificates and paper punch card programs. By neglecting the old way of punch card and paper gift certificates a merchant can cut their pollution rate in half.

Although the terminal itself does require resources to make, it still dramatically decreases the overall pollution emissions caused by waste provided by the old imprinting system. The old terminals used printers that print with ribbons, like typewriters. The modern terminals that CardPayment Solutions provides use thermal printers that employ heat sensitive paper, no ribbons or polluting ink.

CardPayment Solutions keeps a close eye on materials innovations as it relates to the green manufacture of terminals. Lead content is a big concern of computer manufacturers because of its use in CRT displays, which are not part of our credit card terminals. Polyvinyl chloride, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and brominated flame retardants such as decabromodiphenyl ether are of concern, and we closely watch the implementation of European RoHS and other standards in these areas. Although we do not manufacture credit card terminals, we always choose the source manufacturer with the highest standards in these areas.

The terminals that CardPayment Solutions provides are typically open-source terminals, meaning they can be used by any major processor. If a merchant chooses to no longer use our services, they can still use the terminal we provided. With an average service life of eight to ten years, there is no need to discard the terminal and buy another.

CardPayment Solutions is also a leader in providing Virtual Terminals and phone charge systems, which do not use a separate terminal. These provide the eco-friendly ability to process transactions without having to expend other resources.

In all aspects of CardPayment Solutions processing we are always developing new ways to protect our planet and promote eco-friendly merchant services. Give us a call today to learn more about how you can help save the planet, while saving money.