The charity’s new system meets PCI DSS compliance guidelines.

LONDON, 29th March 2011 – Commidea, the card payment solution provider, has announced that the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has implemented its card payment system to process payments for its online shop and call centre and support its PCI DSS requirements.

The RNIB online shop (www.rnib.org.uk/shop) and call centre sell a variety of products ranging from guide canes to talking kitchen scales that help blind and partially sighted people live independently. RNIB also needed a simple refund capability to make the process more efficient for both its customers and staff, enabling more resource to be focused on supporting people with sight loss. Commidea was able to provide a solution to this too.

Commidea’s solutions are pre-approved by all UK acquirers and meet PCI DSS compliance requirements which is paramount to the charity, otherwise RNIB could face fines, warnings and removal of the facility to take payments.

“The process of implementing a new payment system with Commidea has been very straightforward. I found the Commidea team to be knowledgeable and they provided us with sound advice throughout the process,” said Barry Goold, solutions manager, RNIB.

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Notes to Editors

•Commidea provided the chargeable refund facility to RNIB at no cost.

•The payment solution currently processes payment transactions for RNIB’s online shop and call centre that sells products and publications to help blind and partially sighted people live independently.

•The RNIB provides a translation service for organisations, such as solicitors and doctor’s surgeries, to translate correspondence to be sent via letter into Braille format for blind or partially sighted recipients.