ProPay, which provides simple, secure and affordable credit card processing and electronic payment services, has launched a suite of resources designed to help educate merchants and help them more easily address data security, regulatory compliance and risk issues. Among these resources are a blog, newsletter and a series of white papers.

“ProPay is proud to offer these free services to the payment card industry. By increasing the level of education within the industry and access to information, we can help ensure the security of the Payment Card Industry. Only by ensuring a common understanding of the major issues facing the industry can we take positive steps toward ensuring that all customer data is secure,” said Chris Mark, ProPay’s EVP of Data Security and Compliance, and a former QSA Trainer for the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.

ProPay’s blog provides relevant, objective information on subjects such as payment processing, transaction risk reduction, PCI (News - Alert) DSS guidance, regulatory compliance and legal issues. Contributors include experts on subjects ranging from PCI DSS, risk, law and other regulatory compliance issues. “ProPay Industry and Security News,” the company’s monthly newsletter, debuted in May 2010. It is designed to keep merchants abreast of relevant industry trends and news.

In the same spirit, ProPay has also published a series of whitepapers on industry topics such as Tokenization, PCI DSS compliance and regulatory compliance. ProPay frequently updates the blog and the ProPay Secure site in an effort to keep its clients, and all involved in the payment processing transaction chain, abreast of changes and trends in the industry.

In addition, the company has also launched ProtectPay Online Virtual Terminal. The new feature allows merchants to securely store their customers' payment information in the ProtectPay Vault through the Online Virtual Terminal. The introduction of the ProtectPay OVT extends the data security and compliance benefits of ProPay's secure payment solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses, including the sole proprietor or home business.

ProPay was established in 1997 and has been serving organizations ranging from the small, home-based entrepreneur to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. ProPay is a leading provider of complete End-to-End Payment Security solutions that reduce, and may even eliminate, an organization’s risk of having sensitive payment data compromised. ProPay is the recipient of the prestigious 2010 ETA ISO of the Year award.