New law/regulation?

10 Feb 2010, 11:48 PM

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New law/regulation?

I want to setup a new Zen Cart online store for my business. I had done this before for a couple of clients, but this time a friend of mine told me there is a new US law or regulation for sites that charge money online to their customers.

Is that true?

If so, where can I find more info on this?

Thank you very much!

11 Feb 2010, 12:14 AM

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gjh42

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Re: New law/regulation?

Credit card companies are going to require as of the beginning of July that sites that handle credit card info directly be "PA-DSS compliant". That translates to impossible hurdles for an individual, but I understand that the Zen Cart developers are working on making ZC compliant in time.

I don't believe it is going to apply to people who go to an offsite processor for payment, like standard Paypal. Google for more complete information.

Glenn . . . Future Relics Jewelry, NY Faerie Festival
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11 Feb 2010, 12:16 AM

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off1

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Re: New law/regulation?

Thank you!!

11 Feb 2010, 12:22 AM

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Kim

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Re: New law/regulation?

Actually the correct term is PCI-DSS compliant, in relation to merchants. (Only payment applications have to be PA-DSS compliant)

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11 Feb 2010, 12:40 AM

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gjh42

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Re: New law/regulation?

Thanks for the clarification, Kim.

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11 Feb 2010, 2:04 AM

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ecdiscounts

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Re: New law/regulation?

Although my servers are PCI Compliant I have chosen to stop processing credit cards through a gateway due to the crazy fees and only process through PayPal now.

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11 Feb 2010, 3:01 AM

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crash44

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Re: New law/regulation?

Can you give me an idea of the savings going through Pay Pal?

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11 Feb 2010, 3:13 AM

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ecdiscounts

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Re: New law/regulation?

Crash44:

Can you give me an idea of the savings going through Pay Pal?

No monthly gateway fees, no ***** Chargeback fees if someone where to do a chargeback, now if you go for PayPal Pro Payments you will have those charges.

Scott Drake - aka ecdiscounts
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11 Feb 2010, 3:23 AM

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Kim

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Re: New law/regulation?

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=infopages&pages_id=31

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