"We were looking for a processing provider whose priority was security. We knew we'd found the right partner (Element) after seeing that their processing solutions not only met but exceeded PCI DSS requirements." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"One of our competitive advantages is our ability to offer a PCI DSS compliant payment solution to our merchants. It substantially mitigates risk and liability with very little effort. Our merchants are happy with our decision to switch to Element." -- Anthony Ramirez, Application Development Engineer, Harms Software Inc.
"Compliance is one of those `cost of entry' requirements. With Element, we don't have to do a thing to help meet that requirement. For the merchant, it's wonderful – if they're running our software, they're more assured of compliance. -- Anthony Ramirez, Application Development Engineer, Harms Software Inc.
"PCI DSS compliance is a really hot-button topic these days. Element knows the ins and outs of PA-DSS and PCI DSS compliance requirements and are there to explain them, to us and to our merchants. -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"Being able to store cardholder data off-site is a real differentiator for us as a software provider. This lets our merchants meet critical PCI DSS requirements with no additional spending or effort on their part." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"Compliance with PA-DSS (PABP) is not an option for us; it's a requirement. And, providing our customers with PCI DSS compliant solutions is part of our promise of service. Element makes that possible." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"We can go after bigger customers now, including national retailers. If we didn't have a PCI compliant platform like Element, we couldn't even respond to the RFPs." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"We wouldn't have known how to be compliant without Element. Thanks to their PCI experts, we have piece of mind knowing that our business and our merchants are protected. -- Stephen McAllister, President, McAllister Payment Solutions
"The innovative technology within Element Express helps our merchants comply with PCI DSS. The experts at Element are also helping us understand the upcoming PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) standard for software providers and how that will affect our business." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"Element was right there to help me out. They also had a very good testing regime and were able to answer my questions promptly, making sure I understood everything."-- Anthony Ramirez, Application Development Engineer, Harms Software Inc.
"We needed a PCI DSS compliant payment processing solution that was easy to integrate with our software and didn't require us to push out updates using distributed code. The Element Express Processing Platform was the solution we'd been looking for." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"Integrating our software took only about a week of staff time thanks to the XML and Web services interfaces used by Express. And, the senior executives at Element were immediately available to us to help with the process." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"Integration only took a matter of days. We had direct access to the very highest level people at Element who are able to answer any question we had." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"They would get on the phone not only with us, but with our merchants, and describe PCI DSS compliance in a way we, as a software provider, never could." -- Anthony Ramirez, Application Development Engineer, Harms Software Inc.
"As soon as our merchants went live with Element, they were very satisfied. They had someone they could call if they had a processing question; who would answer the phone and their questions correctly." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"With other solutions, we've had to spend time troubleshooting processing issues. With Element, the quality of the processing platform and the customer care and technical support make it a non-issue for us and our merchants." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems
"Element's robust payment solution set allows us to offer one of the most comprehensive set of security solutions on the market today." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"Partnering with Element has been one of the best business decisions we've made. Our merchants are happy and we have piece of mind knowing we are offering the most secure processing solutions on the market." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"Our partnership with Element is a major, and growing, part of our value proposition. They provided a level of technology and a commitment to customer support we weren't seeing with our other vendor." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"We built our software business by solving business problems for our clinics. Offering them the Element Express Processing Platform strengthens our relationship with them because it allows us to solve one of the biggest problems they face: Processing payment card transactions securely, quickly and easily." -- Stephen McAllister, President, McAllister Payment Solutions
"Our merchants love the reporting capabilities available through Element. The reports are easy to read and to understand, and they're easily accessible through a Web interface." -- John Harms, President and CEO, Harms Software Inc.
"The end-to-end encryption capability is a really unique feature. We can offer our merchants a much stronger, total security solution because all the cardholder data is encrypted and they never have to worry." -- Stephen McAllister, President, McAllister Payment Solutions
"When a pet comes in very sick, a veterinarian wants to give the owner the option of paying for an expensive procedure over time. Recurring Billing makes it easy for them to do this, without worrying about payment card security. It's a real selling point for the veterinarian – and for us." -- Stephen McAllister, President, McAllister Payment Solutions
"Most of our merchants know they should have a continuity of operations plan, but don't have the time or staff to think about one. Virtual Terminal helps us solve this problem for them. It's a great value-add that helps close sales." -- Jason Kochel, Chief Technology Officer, Marathon Data Systems