Hurricane Sandy is estimated to have caused $20,000,000,000 in damage in the United States in the past 36 hours. The breadth of the damage is strong as the NYSE is closed for the 1st time since the days just after September 11, 2001.
Many of our providers that provide non-essential services to Choice Merchant Services have experienced downtime and server delays. Offices as far west as Cleveland, OH are closed due to power outages, and flooding. Personally, being a native Clevelander I was very surprised to have seen 20 foot waves on Lake Erie crashing onto the highway.
Yet, payment systems at Choice Merchant Services and our partners are up and running strong and well. We have ensured the highest levels of redundancy. This speaks to the importance of merchant services in today’s world and our dedication to making sure each transaction runs flawlessly and is completed in 5 seconds or less. It’s all about providing the best merchant service experience no matter how big the obstacles.
