Getting Started

The University of Illinois Merchant Card Services recognizes that accepting credit cards improves customer service and enhances efficiencies to the cash collection process. In addition, the use of credit cards is essential when sales are conducted electronically via the Internet. Individual credit card information is confidential; failure to maintain strict controls over card information could result in termination of a Department's/Unit's credit card payment acceptance service. Consequently, the failure to secure credit card information creates significant risks to both the customer and the merchant.

• Employee new hires need to meet the employee background check and training requirements.

• The merchant/department will need to establish payment card acceptance services with required approval from Merchant Card Services to become a new merchant, using the technologies of terminal, point of sale (POS), or e-Commerce.
• Departments accepting payment cards for online giving as deposited revenue into a gift fund must review UIF (University of Illinois Foundation) Credit Card Web Site Overview and Signup Instructions and only use the secure UIF online giving site for accepting gifts via the web.  If the department has already received a gift from the donor (cash, check, credit card number, etc.), submit the Gift Transmittal form to process gift payments. Contact UIF for additional questions on payment card giving for deposit into a gift fund.

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Last Updated: May 10, 2010