United Payment Services Selects PCI Compliance Provider ControlScan for Their Small Merchant Portfolio

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA and ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - September 8, 2009) - United Payment Services (www.unitedpaymentservices.com), a premier provider of electronic transaction processing for every type of business, has joined forces with ControlScan (www.controlscan.com), a leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small- to medium-sized merchants, to help its merchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

"To demonstrate our commitment to cardholder data security, United Payment Services has partnered with ControlScan to help our merchants validate compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)," said Scott Rosen, president, United Payment Services. "In partnering with ControlScan, we know that our merchants will receive an easy-to-use and affordable solution to help them achieve PCI compliance and protect their customers' important information."

United Payment Services 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 United Payment Services in this partnership," said Jethro Felton, executive vice president, sales and business development, ControlScan. "We see this as an opportunity to help United Payment Services maximize their small merchant compliance rates by providing a comprehensive outreach strategy and a PCI compliance solution designed with the small merchant in mind."

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

About United Payment Services:

United Payment Services offers credit and ATM/debit card processing, check guarantee services, purchasing card programs and Internet electronic commerce capabilities to businesses of all sizes. United Payment Services exclusively offers the custom developed United Connect® Business Suite of Payment Solutions, a revolutionary and comprehensive set of online payment applications geared to support exponential merchant growth as well as inherently reduce merchant PCI scope.

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. 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. 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 United Payment Services Scott Rosen 866-886-4833