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Merchant Documents
| Uploading 3rd Party Documents Read our step-by-step tutorial on how to upload third party documents to Trustwave for a hassle-free explanation of the process. |
| Changes are coming to improve prepaid card experience at the point of sale! Wind River Financial wants to let you know about some upcoming changes that may affect your point of sale process flow. To help improve the debit and pre-paid card experience for both merchants and consumers, Master Card is rolling out new compliance requirements |
| Chargeback Process Chargebacks are initiated over a disputed charge, usually within 120 days of the transaction. This guide takes you step-by-step through the typical chargeback protocol, and explains how we work with you through the process. |
| Minimizing Chargebacks At Wind River Financial, we’re committed to providing you with information to make your transactions more efficient and affordable. Here you’ll find valuable tips for minimizing chargebacks. |
| Minimizing Chargebacks (Lodging Sector) We’ve created an industry tips sheet for those in the lodging and hospitality industry to help you minimize your chargebacks throughout the guest reservation & registration process. |
| Network Scanning While most of the information compromises we hear about take place at large merchants, the majority of data compromises actually occur at smaller, local merchants. Read here to find out about other common misconceptions about security breaches, and find out how scanning your network exposes vulne |
| Merchant Service Agreement If you’d like Wind River to handle your card processing needs, take a look at our Service Agreement. We pledge to provide you with unparalleled customer service and uphold the high standards we pride ourselves on. |
| Underwriting Requirements Like all merchant processors, we must underwrite the risk associated with each account we establish and support. In our Underwriting Industry Tips, we explain why we need to ask for information that is often considered confidential and proprietary – and how we ensure it remains that way. |
| e-Connections Quick Reference Guide This introductory guide explains e-Connections, Wind River Financial’s online information management tool that contains your merchant statement, reports and transaction tools to help you manage and better understand your transaction activity. |
| PCI Partner Brochure Worried about implementing the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standards? Wind River's PCI Partner Data Secruity Compliance Program will guide you step-by-step through the process. |
| PCI Data Storage Should you store your customer account data? Wind River Financial explains the pros and cons of storage, as well as the instances in which storage of data is prohibited. |
| Navigating PCI-DSS Having trouble understanding the intent of the requirements for PCI DSS? This document will explain everything you need to know. |
| Data Encryption: Visa Best Practices Follow the guidlines in the this article from Visa to better understand Data Field Encryption. |
| Glossary of Terms: PCI-DSS and PA-DSS Look no further, we have provided full A-Z glossary of term for PCI DSS and PA DSS. |
| TIN FAQ This document contains a detailed list of answers to questions you might have about the IRS reporting requirements. |







