Processing Credit Cards

The university supports accepting credit cards for goods and services to help improve customer service, make cash collection more efficient, and increase sales.

All credit card transactions must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). See PCI Compliance to learn more.

All units accepting credit cards must adhere to the following:

• University Policy, 3.17, Accepting Credit Cards to Conduct University Business
• University Policy 5.4.2, Reporting Electronic Security Incidents
• Cornell’s PCI Incident Response Plan (PDF)
• Cornell’s PCI DSS Requirements

To get started setting up your department to accept credit cards, see Getting Started.