First Capital Payments and John Betlem Heating and Cooling Inc. Lead the Way in Credit Card Processing

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Local companies, First Capital Payments and John Betlem Heating and Cooling Inc., have signed on to a new business venture. First Capital Payments introduces an innovative, portable credit card processing technology and John Betlem Heating and Cooling Inc., have agreed to be the first in the Rochester area to utilize it.

“It really helps to cut down on the number of written errors. Many times, with our old methods the credit card numbers were written down wrong or illegible.”

The new technology is Magnesafe m20, a lightweight and compact slider device that reads credit card information in a fast and secure way. Magnesafe doesn’t require electrical power, telephone, internet or a wireless source while out in the field. Once the credit card is slid through the device, an indicator light goes on signaling that the card has been read and the card’s information is securely stored. Dozens of transactions can be stored and later retrieved, decrypted and processed by ePN’s online terminal as swiped transactions. Magnesafe m20, can be charged through a computer port and can last days without recharge.

John Betlem Heating and Cooling Inc. a local company that provides service, repair and installation to ensure comfort air quality are the first in the Rochester area to put Magnesafe m20 to the test. Kathy Betlem, Vice President and General Manager had this to say, “Our technicians tell us that the customers really like it. It has really alleviated the stress for the customer knowing that paperwork with their credit card number on it won’t be misplaced or misused.” Betlem also states, “I’ve always wanted to have a swiped rate versus a keyed rate, so when we were introduced to this idea, we were really excited.”

Linda Hopkins, of Accounts Receivable at John Betlem explains that, “It really helps to cut down on the number of written errors. Many times, with our old methods the credit card numbers were written down wrong or illegible.” She also adds, “The security aspects are really great. Even if a “swiper” is lost, the information cannot be removed.”

About First Capital Payments: First Capital Payments is a fast growing leader in payment processing services. A registered Member Service Provider for Visa and MasterCard associations. First Capital Payments is a complete payment solution company that processes payment transactions for all major credit and debit card networks, including VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB and all national debit networks. In addition First Capital Payments is an authorized dealer for Pixel Point and Info Touch integrated POS systems. The company has also established First Capital Funding, a service that provides funding to merchant customers. First Capital Payments is headquartered in Rochester, NY with offices in Tampa, FL. It is Upstate New York’s leading and fastest growing acquirer processing bank. Hiram Hernandez Sr. is President as chairman and Co-founder of First Capital Payments. His son, Hiram Hernandez, Jr. is CEO and Co-founder.