02/18/2025
UPDATE: THE NEW CREDIT CARD INTERFACE/GATEWAY IS SET UP. WE WILL BE SPENDING THE NEXT DAY OR SO CATCHING UP WITH THE ORDER BACKLOG.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
Credit card sales on the internet have 3 levels (that I'm aware of).
At the top is the card company itself.
Next, is a bank where the money is sorted out to everyone.
And, the first level, is an interface company for the internet. They check that the user's card is valid and verify the user info. They then pass the sales info onto the bank.
Well, the bank we use, decided to change interface companies.....but forgot to tell me, so I could not process cards today.
But they have a new interface company, and all is good. Just waiting for the "paperwork" to be ok'd and we will be set up.
No real changes that affect our customers, except we will be backed up for a day or so.
To be clear, this has nothing to do with mars, just the bank changing partners and not letting us know. You can still place orders and your info is secure.