Julie W asked:
For those of you small business owners that manually run customer credit cards what is the best way to securely store this information? The days of storing this on an excel spreadsheet are gone. Are there any applications that can encrypt this date?
Let me add some details since there is a little confusion. We run a business that bills the customer on a monthly subscription basis so this is why the card stays on file. So the main question is what is the most secure way to store this information electronically?
RILEY
For those of you small business owners that manually run customer credit cards what is the best way to securely store this information? The days of storing this on an excel spreadsheet are gone. Are there any applications that can encrypt this date?
Let me add some details since there is a little confusion. We run a business that bills the customer on a monthly subscription basis so this is why the card stays on file. So the main question is what is the most secure way to store this information electronically?
RILEY
GERARD
ACT 4 which you password protect?
Use a shredder (cross cut) for any carbons etc….
Sorry – I can’t picture storing customer’s credit cards. They should present one at time of purchase.
Comment by RUDY — November 29, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
TREVOR
store. heck what for.
Comment by WILBUR — December 1, 2009 @ 10:07 am
PERRY
First of all, you should not conduct business this way. Get a software program that allows for the secure encryption of credit card data. Software is cheap and most online gateways that allow for recurring billing (subscriptions) are free to set up, you just pay the fees. If you want more information, e-mail me at and I can send you a link to companies that provide this service.
Comment by CHAD — December 2, 2009 @ 8:20 pm