MyInvoice & Estimates and Bookkeeper Software Now Offer the Creation of
Merchant Credit Card Accounts Through Cardservice International Partnership
PLEASANTON, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Avanquest Software, a global
developer and publisher of mobility, productivity and utilities software,
today announced that merchant credit card account functionality from
Cardservice International will be integrated into the MySoftware line of small
business productivity products beginning in August. The new payment processing
services will be included as part of the MyInvoice & Estimates and Bookkeeper
billing and accounting applications, which are available at more than 10,000
retail outlets across North America.
The Cardservice functionality enables small business users of Avanquest's
finance software to establish a merchant credit card account and process
customer payments online with immediate notification of insufficient funds and
automatic payment scheduling. Other services available from within the product
provided with a Cardservice merchant account are:
* Automatic use of strong encryption to protect your customer credit card
information
* Distribution of credit card payments against outstanding invoices
* Easy tracking of all credit card transactions processed in the software
* Processing of credit card refunds for returns and credits
Creating a merchant account also allows the user to access LinkPoint
Central, Cardservice's portal for merchant transaction processing. From the
support center, merchants can manage their accounts by monitoring all account
activity, checking transaction settlements and viewing detailed transaction
and activity reports.
About Avanquest Software
Avanquest Software is a global developer and leading publisher of best-
selling personal and professional software designed for utilities, office
productivity, communications and mobility worldwide. Avanquest Software
products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM
partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in 1984 as BVRP Software and listed
since December 1996 on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714), Avanquest Software forms
part of the Eurolist, NextEconomy segment and SBF 250 index. Additional
information on Avanquest Software is available at http://www.avanquest.com .
About Cardservice International
Cardservice International is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Data
Corporation (FDC). Established in 1988, Cardservice International currently
processes more than $10 billion in annual credit card volume and more than 125
million transactions annually for its customer base of 200,000 merchants.
Cardservice has more than 500 corporate employees, more than 400 independently
owned sales offices and more than 2,800 sales representatives nationwide.
Cardservice provides advanced risk management and delivers 24/7 customer
service in more than 140 languages and dialects. First Data Corporation, with
headquarters in Denver, helps power the global economy. Serving more than 2.8
million merchant locations, 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers, FDC
makes it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses to buy goods and
services, using virtually any form of payment. For more information about
Cardservice International visit http://www.cardservice.com .
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