Curbstone credit card processing software
The result of over two decades of evolution, Curbstone's software is the leading solution for secure card handling on the IBM iSeries, System i, IBM i, and AS/400 platforms. Selected by IBM for their System i Developers' Roadmap, Curbstone is the pre-eminent vendor for this space, and our software is built on the First commercial Credit Card software for the AS/400, written by Curbstone Founder, Ira Chandler, in 1993.
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| FEATURE | BENEFIT | Curbstone |
| LICENSING | ||
| Native interface for iSeries System i | Integrate to your apps with in-house expertise, 15 lines of code | √ |
| Support by many third party software vendors | Plug and Play with many ERP off-the-shelf order-entry packages | √ |
| Unlimited technical and operational support | Call us first, don't fight to decide who can best assist | √ |
| SECURITY | ||
| Entire process developed around TOKENIZATION | Eliminate unnecessary use of plain text card numbers | √ |
| Full support for referential transactions | Refer to any prior transaction by its token, for reuse | √ |
| Reduce PCI exposure with remote tokenization | Offload storage of sensitive data from your systems | √ |
| Removes e-commerce shopping cart from PCI Scope | Use Payment Landing Pages (PLP) to offload card handling | √ |
| PCI validated as Service Provider Level 1 | Highest security, greatest peace of mind, least risk | √ |
| PCI validated as PA-DSS for software component | Highest security, greatest peace of mind, least risk | √ |
| Curbstone | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION | ||
| Unlimited implementation assistance included | No extra charges to get approved, or fear | √ |
| Assigned Curbstone Project Manager | One point of contact, understands your implementation | √ |
| Broad support for OS/400 v5r4 to latest | Flexibility to support your hardware choice | √ |
| OPERATION | ||
| Multipe auth networks supported | Flexibility to solicit the best competitive rate | √ |
| Update from any version to any new version | Eliminate stairstepping, update only when necessary, easily | √ |
| Free network change once a year | Take advantage of the best rates and service | √ |
| PRICING AND VALUE | ||
| Unlimited ongoing support and updates | One annual support fee, encourage staff to use support | √ |
| NO per-transaction fees | No increase in costs, no decrease in profits | √ |
| Retain your existing bank relationship, merchant account | No disruption to your business processes | √ |
| Three levels of licensing based on quarterly txn quantity | Same software functions, pricing appropriate to your business | √ |
| Scalable software, all levels support highest txn volumes | Grows with your business | √ |
| Obtain the best rates possible on all transactions | Save money, Curbstone supports all required fields and txn types | √ |
| SUPPORT | ||
| 24x7x365 technical support | Expedite your operations with timely assistance | √ |
| Designed, written, and supported in USA | No cultural barriers or remote resources | √ |
| Vendor experience since 1993 | Useful answers and guidance in a timely manner | √ |
| FUNCTIONALITY | √ | |
| "Archived" transactions stored for resuse | Do recurring billing, credits, and charges for returning customers | √ |
| Supports e-commerce from any internal or external server | Integrate any shopping cart to primary Curbstone system | √ |
| Provide card processing for other computing systems | SCP provides "web service" interface for any server, any OS | √ |
| Includes complete, local management layer | Authoritative reports and settlement feedback on your system | √ |
| Complete txn history and audit trail | Satisfies PCI retention requirements | √ |
| Snapshots show state of the system activity | Know what is going on in real-time | √ |
| Support for user-defined fields | Store relevant data with each transaction, increased flexibility | √ |
| MUPPET component as base for cards-on-file | Includes source for easy implementation, also "Best-Fit" technology | √ |
| Iterative settlement insures succesful batch submission | Trouble-free automated daily settlements and reporting | √ |
| Simulation mode for testing locally, always available | Eases testing, provides dummy results for integration development | √ |
| Physical and Vitrual Merchant Codes identify business units | Report on as many internal business divisions as you need | √ |
| Eliminated key management and key "custodians" | Simplifies PCI security compliance | √ |