October 28, 2009
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News: Blackberry CC Reader
Another hat has been thrown into the arena in the rush to the bank with cutting edge technology for debit and credit card processing by Rapadev, LLC. Rapadev is based out of Tustin, California has launched new software that will turn the Blackberry into a card processing device. The company was the originator of the system ProcessAway an iPhone credit card processing application. Road Merchant is Rapadev's newest application for use with the blackberry's firmware 4.2.1 or greater. The application enables the blackberry to process sales transactions over a several network connections including MDS, WAP 2.0, Direct TCP, and WiFi. With the application, individuals have the capabilities of processing credit card transactions on the spot virtually anywhere the Blackberry works including convention centers, trade shows, and meeting places whether it is at home, the office, or the customers place of residence or business.
On the spot debit and credit card approval can also speed up the process whereby enabling the merchant to begin preparations immediately in servicing the contact or needs of his customer. It eliminates the need to wait until the field person returns to the office to order product, schedule installation, or scheduling staff. With Road Merchant, the process can begin immediately following the debit or credit card payment approval.
Road Merchant integrates with existing debit and credit card processors including Authorize.net and NMI thereby enabling millions of existing merchants to offer the new card processing service using their own payment processor. In addition, Rapadev has teamed up with Prolific Payment Solutions, LLC in offering payment processing service at reasonable rates as well as customer service for 24 hours and 365 days a year. An added feature for merchants that require card swiping and retention of a printed receipt, Road Merchant offers a compact Reader/Printer device at a low discounted rate. Merchants can download an application to test whether or not their current system will interact with it at roadmerchant.com where they can also find additional information on the software itself and how to purchase it.