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ATLANTA – January 26, 2021 – goEBT, a nationally-trusted EBT processor, added credit card payment processing to its service offering and launched a new terminal payment application, goEBT+, to power its Countertop, Portable and Mobile smart payment terminals. goEBT+, which combines EBT and credit processing in one smart terminal, is designed to simplify payment processing for retailers nationwide, including convenience stores, grocery stores, farmers markets and fast-food or quick-serve restaurants.

“At goEBT, our primary focus has always been to offer a cost-effective, safe and easy EBT processing solution to our merchants. With the launch of our goEBT+ payment terminal app, we have taken our service to another level,” said Joe Cohane, CEO of goEBT. “Adding credit card processing to our solutions will enable us to better serve the 26,000 merchants nationwide that rely on goEBT’s payment processing every day. We are wholly committed to providing simple and convenient payment solutions because we understand that, especially in today’s pandemic-stricken world, owning a business is challenging; accepting payments shouldn’t have to be.”

To support secure merchant processing and address evolving consumer demands as well as new service offerings, goEBT has launched a suite of state-of-the-art, reliable payment processing terminals that can adapt to virtually any merchant’s physical environment. goEBT’s advanced payment terminals can be used on a countertop, to promote social distancing, for curbside payments, in completely mobile situations, for farmers markets and a variety of changing retail environments.

Combining goEBT’s payment processing terminal application, goEBT+, with the robust payment features of the PAX line of smart terminals that support contactless payments, PCI compliance assurance and EMV fraud prevention, provides a comprehensive payment solution for merchants. goEBT’s merchant payment service offers transparent pricing and simple statements, with access to a full line of payment types, including EBT, SNAP, Visa, Discover, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

For more information about payment processor goEBT and its new credit card payment service, visit www.goebt.com/creditpr

About goEBT
goEBT is an EBT and credit card payment processor that provides service for more than 26,000 retailers nationwide, including convenience stores, grocery stores, farmers markets and fast-food or quick-serve restaurants. Since the passing of The Agricultural Act of 2014, goEBT has served as a leader in the government payments space from its headquarters in Marietta, GA, participating regularly with the EFTA eGovernment Council and providing feedback to the Food and Nutrition Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. goEBT is a brand of CDE Services, Inc., a registered Independent Sales Organization (ISO) of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Walnut Creek, CA. For more information, please visit www.goebt.com.

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ATLANTA – November 2, 2020 – Despite economic challenges driven by the coronavirus pandemic, CDE Services, Inc., a PCI-validated P2PE provider of payment solutions and support services, added 5,500 square feet of office space in Alpharetta, Ga., and increased employee headcount by 33% in 2020 by the end of October. Collectively the new team members bring more than 130 years of payment experience and 340 years of business experience to the company.

“This has certainly been a challenging year, but as an essential business supporting other essential businesses, our primary focus has been to continue to provide superior products and services without interruption. Expanding our office locations and employee base will enable us to continue to recruit and develop outstanding talent while delivering innovative products and services in the payments industry,” said Joe Cohane, CEO of CDE. “CDE is committed to providing and aggressively activating a wide range of certified, compliant solutions for our customers and partners. Our investments in the execution of our business strategies during these uncertain times highlights our unwavering commitment to staff and partner success.”

The new office, located at 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 125, in Alpharetta, Ga., will serve as a satellite office as well as a product development and demonstration facility with a lab for product testing. Sanctuary Park is a Class A office development with approximately five miles of sidewalks and trails, easy access to GA-400 and a shuttle connection to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta’s primary public transport operator. CDE’s headquarters, a state-of-the-art P2PE v2.0 certified key injection facility, will remain in Marietta, Ga.

While 56% of CDE’s workforce continues to work remotely, the new office space will promote social distancing and follow CDE’s COVID-19 policy and safety guidelines. For images of the new office, visit www.cdesolutions.com/office1145.

About CDE Services, Inc.

CDE Services, Inc. provides point-of-sale payment equipment, processing, activation and support services for specialized vertical markets nationwide. Through its state-of-the-art P2PE v.2 certified key injection facility with dual, monitored chain of custody processes CDE offers completely secure POS equipment protected with the latest encryption technology. For more than 30 years CDE has provided asset management and support services from its headquarters in Marietta, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.cdesolutions.com.

April 30, 2020 – ATLANTA – Bluefin, the leading provider of payment security technologies including PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) solutions for retail, hospitality, healthcare, and higher education, and CDE Services, Inc., a PCI-validated P2PE provider of point-of-sale payment equipment and support services, partner to ensure business continuity of  a large, California-based healthcare organization during COVID-19.

Bluefin was the first North American company to receive PCI validation for a P2PE solution, providing P2PE as both an integrated option with the company’s PayConex gateway and a stand-alone solution for other payment gateways, processors and software vendors to offer on their own platforms through Decryptx®. Bluefin chose CDE to serve as one of the company’s primary key injection facilities (KIFs).

Leveraging this existing partnership, the two companies worked together to fulfill a large healthcare organization’s order for more than 800 P2PE payment terminals and PIN pads within an expedited timeframe of two weeks during late February and early March, while complying with changing COVID-19 restrictions. The companies have released a joint case study detailing this execution.

“It was one of those circumstances where both Bluefin and CDE knew that we had to double-down our resources for this important customer,” said Eldred F. Garcia, VP of Security Solutions, PCIP, Bluefin. The two companies worked together to process the orders and then configure, ship and deliver the devices in seven days for the first set of orders and in less than two weeks for the second set of orders. “While Bluefin prides itself on providing top-notch service to all of our customers, it was crucial to work with an audited encryption service organization such as CDE that could perform at an even higher level during the most critical and sensitive times.”

Part of ensuring the business continuity on both Bluefin and CDE’s side were the companies’ agility in both the physical office and remote work environments.

“As an essential business CDE provides payment activation and processing support to critical businesses ranging from local food providers to regional healthcare facilities. CDE has been fully operational throughout the coronavirus disease pandemic,” said Joe Cohane, CEO of CDE. “By adapting quickly to changing requirements and situations, we were able to deliver nearly 7000 payment devices in the month of March during the COVID-19 pandemic despite the shelter-in-place.”

In response to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, CDE immediately transitioned 70% of its workforce to remote workplaces, implemented split shifts for the operations team, limited people on the production floor to 10 or less at one time, and expanded deep cleaning and disinfection services. As a precaution, two alternate deployment teams were created to support production should one of the existing teams become impacted.

P2PE is an encryption standard established by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC). It requires that payment card data be encrypted immediately upon use with an organization’s point-of-sale (POS) terminal and cannot be decrypted until securely transported to and processed by the validated P2PE solution provider. A validated solution encompasses a combination of secure devices, applications, and certified KIFs that have undergone assessment and audit by a P2PE Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) for validation and listing on the PCI website under Approved P2PE Solutions.

By deploying PCI-validated P2PE in the healthcare environment, organizations realize significant PCI compliance cost savings, increase operational efficiencies, and reduce the exposure/compromise of patient cardholder data.

“It is crucial that healthcare systems deploy the latest security technologies to protect their patient and payment data, while also being vigilant about hackers attempting to gain access into their systems, since breaches and attacks have ramped up with the coronavirus,” said Garcia. “At the same time, it is equally important that third-party vendors servicing health organizations ensure that their supply chain and delivery times are flawless.”

To date, Bluefin and CDE have deployed more than 36,000 devices, including payment devices from PAX, Ingenico, Verifone, Miura, BBPOS, ID Tech & AMP to thousands of Bluefin clients.

To learn more about how Bluefin and CDE maintained business continuity for this large healthcare client during the onslaught of the coronavirus, download the case study.

About CDE Services, Inc.

CDE Services, Inc. provides point-of-sale payment equipment, processing, activation and support services for specialized vertical markets nationwide. Through its state-of-the-art P2PE v.2 certified key injection facility with dual, monitored chain of custody processes CDE offers completely secure POS equipment protected with the latest encryption technology. For more than 30 years CDE has provided asset management and support services from its headquarters in Marietta, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.cdesolutions.com.

About Bluefin

Bluefin specializes in payment and data security technologies that protect point-of-sale (POS) and online transactions. Our security suite includes PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) for retail, call center, mobile and unattended payments, and our ShieldConex® data security platform for the protection of personally Identifiable Information (PII), Personal Health Information (PHI), and payment data entered online. Bluefin is a Participating Organization (PO) of the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Chicago and Waterford, Ireland. For more information, please visit www.bluefin.com.

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