First Night to Accept Credit Cards
Merchant Warehouse, a Boston-based provider of merchant accounts and credit card equipment, today announced the donation of five wireless credit card terminals to First Night® Boston. The country’s premier New Year’s Eve celebration, First Night Boston runs from 1 p.m. through midnight on December 31 at over 40 indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Boston. The terminals will be available at the Hynes Convention Center, as well as button booths at Park Street and the corner of Arlington and Boylston from noon to 10 p.m. that day to facilitate fast, convenient and secure button purchases.
“We feel most honored to contribute to Boston’s time-honored New Year’s Eve celebration,” said Henry Helgeson, President of Merchant Warehouse. “After 10 years in the business, this is one of the most exciting partnerships we’ve had the opportunity to embark upon. We hope everyone joining us downtown will find the donation positively impacts the flow of the crowds and helps the celebration run smoothly.”
The purchase of a First Night Button grants admission to venues featuring the best in theatre, dance, music, visual arts and film. Museums, theaters, churches and performance centers open their doors to First Night Button holders throughout the entire day.
"We’re thrilled to be able to take credit cards at First Night button sale locations for the first time this year, and are very grateful for Merchant Warehouse’s generous donation to First Night,” said Geri Guardino, Executive Director of First Night Boston. “We’ll be using their machines at our busiest locations – the Hynes Convention Center plus our button booths at Park Street and the corner of Arlington and Boylston. Thanks to Merchant Warehouse’s donation, we’re able to offer our button buyers this convenience."
About Merchant Warehouse
Merchant Warehouse was founded in 1998 on the principle that businesses should be able to purchase credit card processing software, POS equipment, and merchant services at a reasonable price. With over 40,000 merchants, Merchant Warehouse now sets the standard for price, innovation, customer service, and integrity. For more information, please visit www.merchantwarehouse.com. For information on the Merchant Warehouse agent and ISO network, please call (800) 491-4580.
Contacts:
Brian Waldman, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy
Merchant Warehouse
800.941.6557 x2050
bwaldman (at) merchantwarehouse (dot) com
Jeff Dillow or Sandra Proulx
PAN Communications
978.474.1900
merchant (at) pancomm (dot) com
Merchant Warehouse is Featured in Transaction World Magazine
On December 1st, 2007, Henry Helgeson, President & Co-CEO of Merchant Warehouse, is featured in Transaction World Magazine, as he divulges his view on state and federal legislatures intervening to impose stricter regulations in the payment card industry.
The article, titled “Laisez-Faire? Do We Need Government Intervention at All?” reflects on the debate regarding the authoritative role the government seeks to assume in the electronic transaction world, as a means to help mediate equality among all parties involved in the resource chain.
Although industry executives have already taken action to remain “in command” of their trade through the implementation of their PCI compliance policies, Helgeson doesn’t deny the possibility of a judicial examination happening.
As much as it is important that his customers be content with industry policies, Henry is also concerned for ISOs and processors, should federal and state administrations get involved and start making drastic changes. “My worse fear would be an attempt to regulate Interchange, or, for that matter, any piece of the acquiring system on a state level. Having to comply with 50 different sets of regulations could prove to be a nightmare for ISOs and processors that conduct business nationally or over a broad geographic area.”
Although this debate has only begun to stir up commotion, it seems to have shaken the industry enough to influence some significant changes, as we have seen, and will see forthcoming.