Bankcard Associates Announces Strategic Partnership With PCI Compliance Provider ControlScan

MINNEAPOLIS, MN and ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2009) - Bankcard Associates (www.bankcardassociates.com), a leading provider of Payment Processing and Internet Development services for business, has joined forces with ControlScan (www.controlscan.com), a leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions, to help its merchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

"We chose to partner with ControlScan because of their easy-to-implement PCI compliance program designed with small merchants in mind," said John Hansen, senior partner, Bankcard Associates. "ControlScan's comprehensive PCI 1-2-3 solution and its personal level of service will fulfill the needs of our merchants and provides us with the critical data we need to evaluate and report the levels of compliance within our merchant portfolio."

Bankcard Associate's merchants will now have access to ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 compliance solution, available online via a Web-based merchant portal called myControlScan.com, which provides merchants with the leading tools and support necessary to analyze, remediate and validate PCI compliance, including:

--  PCI 1-2-3 Self Assessment Questionnaire
--  PCI 1-2-3 Vulnerability Scanning
--  PCI 1-2-3 Security Policy Builder
--  PCI 1-2-3 Security Awareness Training
--  Personal Touch Support
    

"We are excited to be working with Bankcard Associates in this partnership," said Jethro Felton, executive vice president of sales and business development, ControlScan. "This relationship will help Bankcard Associates reduce their risk by maximizing compliance rates for their small merchant portfolio."

For more information about this partnership, please call 1-800-825-3301.

About Bankcard Associates:

Bankcard Associates LLC is a leading provider of Payment Processing and Internet Development services for business. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Bankcard Associates services are offered nationwide through regional Bankcard Associates offices, banks, and endorsed corporate programs. For more information about Bankcard Associates call 1-800-328-0920 or visit www.bankcardassociates.com.

About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan:

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions designed exclusively for small- to medium-sized e-commerce and retail merchants, which make up 98% of all merchants. ControlScan provides easy-to-use Web-based security solutions and a personal level of service that make it easy and cost-effective for these businesses to analyze, remediate and validate compliance. The company's core offerings are complemented by a number of value-added products that help merchants maintain a high security posture and market their achievements to shoppers, most notably Breach Protection insurance and Verified Secure security seals. ControlScan is the solution of choice for small merchants and acquirers because it offers security solutions that are built specifically with the small merchant in mind, a personal level of service and the best results. Acquirers and other merchant service providers rely on ControlScan to manage PCI compliance programs for their entire merchant portfolios to ensure maximum compliance rates. For more information about ControlScan call 1-800-825-3301 or visit www.controlscan.com.

Contact Information: Contacts: ControlScan, Inc. Heather Varian Foster 678-279-2644 Bankcard Associates Ted Sperides 952-473-0206