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SDS aims to beat credit card fraud

u Specialist Data Solutions claims in-practice credit card fraud is set to be a thing of the past thanks to the integration of Electronic Funds Transfer at the Point of Sale (EFTPoS) into optical practicesÕ computer systems.

Responsibility for fraudulent use of credit cards passes directly to the retailer with legislation that comes into force in 2005. Retailers face the need to reduce credit card fraud or accept the costs incurred, warns SDS.
EFTPoS will also cut administration costs and potential errors when linked to SDSÕs practice software system. Real time electronic banking authorisation ensures that the user has the relevant funds or credit to cover the costs, and the local card validation aspect of the scheme ensures that the card has not been tampered with or stolen.
The facility to check that the credit card has not been stolen, or produced and used fraudulently, is achieved via the Address Verification Service (AVS) and adds to the security provided by SDSÕs EFTPoS module.
u For further details call SDS on 0845 345 6999 or visit www.specialistdata.co.uk

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