We use Authorize.net, a VISA Solution, as our Payment Gateway. They have over 440,000 Merchant Accounts and process over 1 billion dollars in payments annually. Authorize.net implements robust security measures, including encryption and access controls, to protect sensitive customer information and ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
Authorize.net has extensive, adjustable, Fraud Filters. We have implemented very strict parameters. We are currently reviewing all orders for final approval or denial.
We are also enabling reCAPTCHA fraud protection.
We are using CHASE Bank for our Merchant Account and Corporate Checking Account. They also enable fraud protection filters with all sensitive information encrypted.
We must follow extensive, specific, Cuban Government requirements, in order to deliver products to homes, everywhere in Cuba. As cumbersome as it is; this exhaustive, time-consuming process, helps to eliminate fraud.
The person receiving the box(s) in Cuba, must receive them in person and show their ID. They don't just leave them at the door, like in the U.S.. If the recipient is not home at the time of delivery, the boxes will be taken to a facility, as close to their home as possible, for pick-up.
All of these steps are trackable, until the designated picks-up the boxes, or is hopefully home when they deliver them. This reduces fraud. Even though they have the recipient's telephone number; they don't call to say when they are arriving. They just show up with the box(s). No advanced notice is given.
The Cuban Government requires that the recipient of the box(s) pay a small tax, per box, which must be paid in Cuban Pesos at the time that the boxes are transferred. The delivery company then transfers this tax to the Cuban Government. It is roughly equivalent to $1.00 to $3.00 American dollars, per box, depending on weight and content
We would include this in our price, but legally we are not permitted to.
Our prices include: The cost of the items, all Shipping Fees, Port Fees, Customs Paperwork, Tariffs, and trackable home delivery fees.