What are the departmental credit card processing requirements?

All units processing electronic payments are responsible for completing specific merchant requirements. 

All electronic payment processing units must:

  1. Receive approval for processing from Merchant Services.
  2. Have a merchant account or an approved alternate process. 
  3. Receive approval from Merchant Services and OneIT before entering into contracts or purchases (equipment and software) related to card processing.
  4. Take credit card information on an approved secure website or through an approved 3rd party processor if processing credit card transactions online.
  5. Comply with the PCI DSS and validate compliance with that standard.  
  6. Meet the University requirement for payment card processing.