MerchantOne Announces Strategic Partnership With PCI Compliance Provider ControlScan

Offerings Available Through ControlScan Provide MerchantOne Merchants With Comprehensive and Easy-to-Use PCI Compliance Solutions


MIAMI BEACH, FL and ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - July 30, 2009) - MerchantOne (www.merchantone.com), a leading credit card processor for 45,000 businesses nationwide, has joined forces with ControlScan (www.controlscan.com), a leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small- to medium-sized merchants, to help its merchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

"MerchantOne has partnered with ControlScan to help our merchants achieve PCI compliance and maintain long term security for their businesses," said Jim Saka, chief executive officer, Merchant One. "Not only is ControlScan's program easy for us to implement, but we can now provide our merchants with an affordable, easy-to-use solution to help them achieve PCI compliance and protect their customers' sensitive information."

MerchantOne merchants will now have access to ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 compliance solution, available online via a Web-based merchant portal called myControlScan.com, which provides merchants with the leading tools and support necessary to analyze, remediate and validate PCI compliance, including:

--  PCI 1-2-3 Self Assessment Questionnaire
--  PCI 1-2-3 Vulnerability Scanning
--  PCI 1-2-3 Security Policy Builder
--  PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training
--  Personal Touch Support
    

"This relationship allows MerchantOne to offer their merchants a comprehensive, easy-to-use PCI compliance solution," said Jethro Felton, executive vice president of sales and business development, ControlScan. "By utilizing ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 compliance solution as part of their overall offering, MerchantOne will help their merchant community become secure, thereby ensuring that they meet all private and public regulatory requirements for protecting cardholder data." For more information about this partnership, please call 1-800-825-3301.

About MerchantOne:

Headquartered in Miami Beach, FL, MerchantOne is a registered ISO/MSP of Wells Fargo Bank, NA Walnut Creek, CA. MerchantOne is the processor of choice for more than 45,000 merchants nationwide. MerchantOne's customer base ranges from home-based to nationwide enterprises in the retail, wholesale, mail/phone order, mobile, B2B and eCommerce arenas. In addition to its commitment to excellence, MerchantOne offers overall savings and unlimited solutions offering expertise and solid insight to all merchant processing needs. MerchantOne's ability to provide solutions to businesses of any size is just one of the many reasons why MerchantOne is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry.

About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan:

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions designed exclusively for small- to medium-sized e-commerce and retail merchants, which make up 98% of all merchants. ControlScan provides easy-to-use Web-based security solutions and a personal level of service that make it easy and cost-effective for these businesses to analyze, remediate and validate compliance. The company's core offerings are complemented by a number of value-added products that help merchants maintain a high security posture and market their achievements to shoppers, most notably Breach Protection insurance and Verified Secure security seals. ControlScan is the solution of choice for small merchants and acquirers because it offers security solutions that are built specifically with the small merchant in mind, a personal level of service and the best results. Acquirers and other merchant service providers rely on ControlScan to manage PCI compliance programs for their entire merchant portfolios to ensure maximum compliance rates. For more information about ControlScan call 1-800-825-3301 or visit www.controlscan.com.

Contact Information: Contacts: ControlScan, Inc. Heather Varian Foster 678-279-2644 MerchantOne Roberto Aguilar 305-534-1666