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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | New Jersey, USA, 1999 |
| Founder(s) | Jared Isaacman |
| Headquarters | Hampton, New Jersey, USA |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people |
Jared Isaacman, Chief Executive Officer |
| Services | Payment processing Credit Card Terminals Gift/loyalty cards POS Systems ATM Solutions |
| Divisions | United Cash Solutions (UCS), Harbortouch |
| Website | http://www.unitedbankcard.com/ |
United Bank Card, Inc. (UBC) is a payment and transaction processor located in New Jersey, USA, serving businesses throughout the US. UBC currently handles the merchant accounts for over 100,000 merchant locations and processing in excess of $9 billion annually. The company was founded in 1999 by Jared Isaacman. It's CTO, Brendan Lauber, was recently featured on Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker.
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[edit] Services
United Bank Card provides payment processing services for many electronic payment methods including:
- all major American credit cards
- debit cards and EBT cards
- gift cards
- loyalty cards
- smart cards
The company's customers include retail stores, restaurants, mail order & telephone order, e-commerce, internet, home-based, petroleum, supermarket, and lodging merchants.
[edit] Notable Achievements
United Bank Card has earned a reputation for innovation by introducing some industry-leading initiatives including:
- In November 2004, United Bank Card was the first payment processor to offer a Free Terminal Program.
- Among other technological innovations, UBC introduced the Interactive ISO System (IIS) in 2001, designed as a portfolio management tool for Independent Sales Offices (ISOs) working with the company. This online system gives ISOs access to statement reporting, task management tools, sales and marketing materials, training information, online merchant account approvals and residual reports among other things.
- In early 2008, United Bank Card released the Harbortouch touchscreen point-of-sale (POS) system.[1]
- In 2009, United Bank Card began offering electronic cash registers integrated with credit card processing, free of charge. This was the first Free ECR program in the electronic payments industry.[2]
- Has thousands of complaintes against the company on the internet for overcharging customers and other unfair business paractice.
- Has hundreds of unresolved BBB complaints against the company.
[edit] Awards and Accolades
[edit] 2008
- Ranked on Deloitte's "Technology Fast 50" list for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut[3]
[edit] 2007
- Ranked on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. for third consecutive time
- CEO Jared Isaacman named finalist for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year"
[edit] 2006
- Ranked 6th Fastest Growing Private Company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine[4]
- Transaction Trends "Trendsetter of the Year"
- United Bank Card CEO, Jared Isaacman named one of “America's Best Entrepreneurs” by BusinessWeek magazine[5]
- United Bank Card CEO, Jared Isaacman named second on Inc. Magazine's list of “30 Entrepreneurs Under 30” in 2006[6]
- United Bank Card CEO, Jared Isaacman is a finalist for the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2006
- Named New Jersey's Best by NJBIZ Magazine
[edit] 2005
- Ranked 19th Fastest Growing Private Company and 2nd Fastest in the Financial Sector in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine[7]
[edit] 2003
- Ranked 4th "Best Processor" by the Green Sheet[8]
- Winner “Best Customer Service” by the Green Sheet[9]
[edit] Harbortouch
Harbortouch is a division of United Bank Card. Launched in early 2008, Harbortouch is a supplier of point-of-sale (POS) solutions, distributed through Independent Sales Offices across the US.
The Harbortouch POS System consists of a touchscreen display loaded with software specific to either the retail or restaurant/hospitality industries. This software enables the terminal to accept cash and non-cash payments, manage sales, track inventory and handle a wide range of reporting functions. Harbortouch also offers various accessories which integrate with the system.
In 2011, the company launched an industry-first "free" POS system program which allows merchants to obtain a Harbortouch POS system with no up-front costs. There is a monthly service fee and quarterly software support fee required.[10]
[edit] United Cash Solutions
United Cash Solutions (UCS) is a division of United Bank Card that provides a full service, turnkey Automated Teller Machine (ATM) program. Headquartered in Hampton, NJ, the company is a registered automated teller machine processor supported by all regional and national ATM networks, with American State Bank acting as their sponsoring financial institution. UCS provides all aspects of ATM service in-house, including ATM transaction processing, ATM terminal sales and leasing, deployment, vault cash services, installation, monitoring, service and support. The company deploys various ATM terminals, primarily the MiniBank 1520.
[edit] References
- ^ Harbortouch Press Release
- ^ Free ECR Press Release
- ^ Deloitte's "Technology Fast 50" list for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
- ^ 6th Fastest Growing Private Company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine
- ^ “America's Best Entrepreneurs”
- ^ Inc. Magazine's list of “30 Entrepreneurs Under 30”
- ^ United Bank Card, inc5000 Article
- ^ The Green Sheet "2003 Final Results: Best Payment Processing Players"
- ^ The Green Sheet "2003 Best of the Best"
- ^ http://unitedbankcard.com/news/Jan_1_11_Free_POS.html
