{"id":13462,"date":"2019-06-14T09:11:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maroon-cobra-681026.hostingersite.com\/en\/?p=13462"},"modified":"2020-11-27T18:31:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T17:31:28","slug":"securely-take-credit-card-payments-phone","status":"publish","type":null,"link":"https:\/\/fonvirtual.com\/en\/blog\/securely-take-credit-card-payments-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to securely take credit card payments over the phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

The demand for taking credit card payments over the phone raises currently. But still, some of the entrepreneurs are in a dilemma whether to take credit card payments over the phone because the fraud has recently been increased tremendously. No entrepreneurs like to face any difficulties being a fraud. The same case for the clients too. The clients also are very concern regarding this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an entrepreneur, when you accept credit card payments on the phone, you are actually taking a risk that the person on the other side of the line is not the cardholder or the authorized user of the card. If you cannot check the photo ID, for example, your staff and you should be doing for all in-person card transactions. In fact, the banks which issue the credit or debit cards are likely to hold a business responsible for the fraud that occurs if they are not maintaining security protocols. Actually, there are some ways you can proceed to reduce business\u2019s risk of failing a victim to fraud when you are to take credit card payments over the phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ways to take credit cards payments over the phone<\/span><\/h2>\n

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# To maintain a secure transaction, you can take credit card payments over the phone in many ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Enter the customer\u2019s credit card information manually on the point-of-sale (POS) System or Mobile Payment Device.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Using the virtual terminal, accept payment online for the phone order.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Email the invoice to your customer so that your customer can pay using an online payments system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    # You can effectively secure your phone order payments process to take credit card payments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do buy a very secure POS system which ensures the latest security technology.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Always choose a payments processor and a hardware vendor that are both reputable and highly experienced in your industry and in working with mail order merchants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      The requirement pieces of information for each cards payment you accept over the phone<\/span><\/h2>\n

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