LC and credit card processing

[Mark Talluto]

On Feb 25, 2013, at 1:00 PM, Colin Holgate <coiin at verizon.net> wrote:

> Credit card swipers just act like a keyboard input. You would listen for the keys being pressed, build up the data, then when the return character comes in you process the text.
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> On Feb 25, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Richard Miller <wow at together.net> wrote:
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>> I need a way to process a swiped credit card through Rev. The user is interacting via a touch screen (no keyboard or mouse). Just need to process the card info... no address info. The card swipe unit is attached to a portable Windows device which connects to the web via wireless (in public), so the whole process must be secure.


There is a bit more to credit card processing if you want to be PCI compliant.  In short, the swiper would provide you an encrypted transaction.  You then pass this on to a PCI compliant processor.  They can decrypt the record and respond to you with a yes or no on the transaction.  You need to have a gateway to a processor and a merchant account to receive the funds.

 
Best regards,

Mark Talluto
canelasoftware.com