August 30, 2011 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time \
Alliance opens doors to global payments processors, enhanced security
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-Cart, a major International provider of eCommerce solutions, and CRE Secure, the industry’s leading cloud-based, secure payment solution for merchants, today announced an alliance to offer CRE Secure’s hosted payment page technology to X-Cart eCommerce merchants through a fully integrated X-Cart module.
“Through CRE Secure, we are able to provide our merchants a universal interface to most major payment providers, increase customer conversions with a seamless checkout process, and lower their PCI compliance costs,” said Alexander Mulin, senior vice president of business development for X-Cart. “Just as important, merchants will not have to change payment providers in order to get a seamless, secure PCI compliant solution. The integrated solution can immediately eliminate the shopping cart software from the scope of PCI compliance with most major gateways and providers.”X-Cart’s eCommerce platform is deployed by thousands of online merchants in more than 100 countries. CRE Secure’s patent-pending HTML Clone® technology allows merchant payment pages to be generated on-demand, delivering a seamless experience to the shopper and eliminating the X-Cart platform from the scope of PCI.
Kevin R. Lee, president and CEO of CRE Secure, said, “The X-Cart platform’s advanced capabilities allow the merchant to create the best possible shopping experience for their shoppers. With our partnership and integrated payment page solution, X-Cart merchants can now seamlessly expand their branding through the entire check-out process, while also giving the consumer greater security, all at a lower cost of ownership than traditional, scope-reducing PCI solutions.”
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a multifaceted global security standard that requires eCommerce merchants that accept and process credit card payments to comply with four different levels of standards, A through D. These critical measures are designed to help merchants protect customer account data.
The PCI DSS requirements for X-Cart merchants that use the CRE Secure integrated shopping cart module can be reduced from the highest levels – Level C or D, which requires a third party auditor for validation, to the lowest, least costly level to maintain compliance - Level A. This standard eliminates the need for the merchant to purchase and use Payment Application DSS (PA-DSS) certified software. Through CRE Secure, the merchant’s applicable eCommerce platform – like X-Cart – will be taken out of scope of PCI compliance.
X-Cart merchants are able to implement the CRE Secure payment module immediately by visiting http://www.x-cart.com/cresecure.html.
About X-Cart
X-Cart is the first PHP shopping cart software, introduced to the market in 2001. The software offers tons of features and is a fast, customizable and SEO-friendly solution for online merchants. X-Cart powers tens of thousands of online checkouts worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.x-cart.com or call (+1) 800-657-7957.
About CRE Secure
CRE Secure Payments is the first cloud-based Internet payment security company with end-to-end PCI compliance for card-not-present merchants. CRE Secure enables leading ecommerce software solutions and payment software systems distributed worldwide with secure PCI-compliant hosted, payment processing solutions using patent-pending technology and through its partnerships with top global payment gateways. CRE Secure is a level one PCI DSS-certified service provider and a contributing member of the PCI Security Standards Council. For more info, visit www.cresecure.com or call (888) 453-4885.
Contacts
For CRE Secure
Andrew McCaskill, 678-781-7210
or
Ryan Mills, 678-781-7222
Andrew McCaskill, 678-781-7210
or
Ryan Mills, 678-781-7222
