Data Security

Why It's Important

With so many changes over the past years concerning PCI-DSS compliance, it's important to partner with a PCI-DSS compliant billing and software company. This is a critical, often misunderstood, part of doing business. There are many misconceptions about who needs to be compliant and what it takes to become compliant. Many business owners don't realize that they could be putting their livelihood at risk if they aren't outsourcing the entire billing process to a third party. If you use your bank for processing, for example, you're responsible for transferring your member data to them and that could (depending on the volume of payments you process) make your business subject to meeting PCI-DSS standards. Even if your bank is compliant for processing on their end, their compliance does not protect your business.

Protecting Cardholder Data

Ensuring PCI-DSS compliancy is no easy task and it requires a great deal of time, effort and money. Protecting data via firewalls, system testing and other security measures are just a few of the costly measures that need to be taken to ensure your compliancy. It's only a matter of time before we hear about more business casualties resulting from poor security, and not protecting member information. It's important to reevaluate your current operations and procedures for information security before they are compromised.

ASF Can Eliminate Your Risk

As a business owner, it is crucial to understand how the company you work with processes payments, and minimize your cost and risk by working with a company that is full service. ASF has the ability to take all credit and debit card processing out of your hands: down payments, paid in full memberships, personal training package sales, monthly recurring transactions…we can handle it all. You can be sure that your member data is safe in our hands due to the monthly, quarterly and yearly scans and safeguards that we are required to perform. In fact, we go above and beyond PCI-DSS standards to protect our customers and their members' data.

ASF Staff Spotlight

Kevin East Customer Service Lead

“I want to commend Kevin on doing a great job and listening to me complain and putting up with my frustration. I don't think you could have put a better person in Kevin's position!”   -John C., Member

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