Paymentech Announces Level Three Details

MasterCard International

November 1999

More and more of your top-tier suppliers are providing enhanced data with your MasterCard Corporate Purchasing Card transactions every day. To support your card program, these suppliers have made changes such as terminal upgrades or integration to their point of sale system to provide "Level II" or "Level III" data.

News of Supplier Activity - MasterCard is pleased to announce the following supplier upgrades:

• AutoZone (Level III)
• barnesandnoble.com (Level II)
• Baxter Healthcare (Level II)
• BT Office Products (Level III)
• EcoLab (Level II)
• Kelly Services (Level III with customized data for Temporary Services*)
• Lowe’s (Level II)
• Maintenance Warehouse (Level III)
• Menards (Level II)
• Thrifty Office Supply (Level II)

*MasterCard leads the way with customized Level III data:

MasterCard’s flexibility has lead to the creation of customized line item detail for industry segments such business services. Kelly Services is already sending line item detail specific to their respective industries. Look for future announcements of other leading temporary service companies and overnight courier suppliers sending customized Level III data.

If your company uses a temporary service vendor or overnight courier supplier that is not providing customized Level III data yet, please ask them to contact their credit card service provider for information on how support your program.

Temporary Services

Customized Level III temporary services data includes:

• Employee’s name or identifier
• Employee’s social security number
• Requester Name or Identifier
• Start Date
• Week Ending (Sunday)
• Regular Hours
• Regular Hour Rate
• Premium Hours
• Premium Hour Rate
• Flat Rate Indicator
• Job/Position Code
• Miscellaneous Expense Indicator
• Miscellaneous Expense Amount

Overnight Courier

• Tracking Number or Pickup Record Number
• Pickup Date
• Customer Reference Number
• Service Description Code
• Net Amount
• Incentive Amount
• Tax Amount
• Origin Zip
• Destination Zip
• Destination Country Code
• Unit Measure
• Weight
• Number of Packages

Remember your directive is still the greatest sales tool we have:

Suppliers tell us that customer service is the number one reason they support your card program! The most effective methods for you to communicate your needs include requiring Level II or III support in your RFPs and bid specifications. MasterCard’s user tool kit can assist you in communicating to your suppliers. This free kit contains letters, a fax order cover sheet, and other tactics for reaching your suppliers. Call 1-800-821-6176 for your kit (request code PC-Ref Card1).

Educate Your Suppliers on the Program Support You Need:

Have your suppliers visit MasterCard’s web site at www.mastercard.com/supplier-information for information on how they can help support your program (government suppliers should go directly to www.mastercard.com/supplier-government).

If your own company’s web site contains information to inform suppliers on how to sell to your company or agency (such as responding to bid requests), you may link to MasterCard’s web site to provide your suppliers with information on purchasing card program support.

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