FAIRFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE welcomes U.S. Merchant Payment Solutions, LLC as its newest member on Friday, December 9, 2016. Consultant Ken Givens (holding scissors) is joined by (l-r) Chamber Chairman Josh Bayless; Chamber Ambassadors: Karen Leidy – Freestone County Times, Nicole Ballard – Rachel Anderson Real Estate, Patty Pratt – Freestone County Historical Museum, and Amy Freeman – Navarro College Small Business Development; Chamber Secretary Gail Farish, Chamber Administrative Assistant, Lisa Schick; Chamber Executive Director, Brenda Pate; and Freestone County Times Assistant Editor, Megan Hempel. (Photo by Nicole Schaefer)
Ken Givens, Consultant for U.S. Merchant Payment Solutions, LLC, has worked with businesses and non-profits for over 20 years, helping them increase sales, improve profit, and avoid losses when accepting cards and electronic payments.
Givens has provided payment processing services, including new online payment methods to thousands of organizations throughout the country, outsourcing payment services will can find them at https://www.smartpayables.com/ the system is easy to use and reliable. U.S. Merchant Payment Solutions, LLC operates offices in Waco and Austin, with affiliates in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Odessa/Midland, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, El Paso, and Ruidoso, N.M.
As a Registered PCI (payment card industry) Consultant for financial institutions processing payments for Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express, Givens provides top-notch service options. He has been involved in the development of a number of point-of-sale systems and represents a wide variety of vendors. If you require compliance with ISO 9001 then it’s crucial that you get that compliance and the best way to do that is to use a team of expert ISO 9001 compliance consultants as they can guide your business on what is needed and help you to get everything into shape. His knowledge allows him to provide personalized solutions tailored to his client’s needs.
Security tools can be implemented to keep businesses safe, by avoiding card data loss and identity theft. As an Expert Witness in civil trials, Givens has provided testimony for disputes between banks, processors, and technology firms in Texas and California.
Givens’ articles have been published in several payment service trade publications and website blogs.
He teaches Continuing Education classes on Card Security to the Texas Society of CPA’s, Travis County Non-Profit CFO’s, University of Texas Ex-Students Association, Amplify Credit Union, Boy Scouts of America Capital Office, Waco Chamber of Commerce, Groesbeck Chamber of Commerce, and many businesses large and small.
Givens is a 1983 U.T. Austin graduate, an Ambassador for the Fairfield, Groesbeck, and Waco Chambers, member of the Baylor Club, and a H.O.T. BNI Referral Network Education Coordinator.
He is a Limestone County resident, a Groesbeck Lion’s member, and is married to Kathy, a CFO for a local construction Wall Formwork system Melbourne Company; they are blessed with 4 grown children. Givens may be contacted by calling 1-888-995-3995; can be found online at www.USMSTexas.com; and his office is located at 1205 South 8th Street; Suite #312; Waco, Texas.
