Financial Services Operations

Payment Card Processing

Brown University supports the acceptance of credit cards as payment for goods and services to improve customer service, bring efficiencies to cash collection processes, and increase sales volume of certain types of transactions.

Departments interested in processing credit cards should refer to credit card procedures and guidelines.

Credit Card Procedures and Guidelines

Policy on Accepting and Handling Credit Cards

Brown's policy on Accepting and Handling Payment Cards ensures that all University departments that accept Payment Cards as a form of payment, do so in compliance with payment card industry standards, and in accordance with other University procedures.

Accepting and Handling Payment Cards Policy

Payment Card Procedures and Guidelines

Departments at Brown University must seek approval from Financial Services and the Commerce Committee to accept credit card payments.

Payment Card Industry Compliance

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council developed a set of financial and information technology standards to protect credit cardholder's data. These standards govern all merchants and organizations that collect, process, store, or transmit credit card information.

PCI Incident Response Plan

The Payment Card Security Incident Response Plan outlines the key roles and responsibilities, requirements, and communication strategies in the event of any suspected or confirmed compromise or data breach with regards to hardware and/or software used for processing or transmitting credit card transactions.