| Processor |
Initial Aloha
Support Version |
Supported
Card Types |
Dial-up Support |
TCP/IP Frame
Support |
TCP/IP Internet
Secure or Encrypted Support (SSL) |
Notes* |
| $$$
in the Bank ($$$ on the Net, Shift4) |
4.4 |
Credit Cards,
Debit Cards* |
No |
Yes |
No |
Shift4
Canadian debit and credit are support via Global
Payments using the Verifone SC 5000 PIN pad
in v6.5. No longer supported as of EDC v7.0. |
| AlohaNet |
5.2 |
Credit Cards |
No |
Yes |
No |
Part
of the Universal Payment Interface. No longer
supported as of EDC v7.0.
|
| Amex
(American Express) |
3.5 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
TCP/IP
communication supported in Aloha versions 5.3.27e
and higher. |
|
CES (FDMS
North, Cardnet, First Data North) |
3.5 |
Credit Cards,
Gift Cards (ValueLink) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (credit
cards only) |
TCP/IP
communication supported in Aloha versions 5.2.5.x
and higher.
ValueLink
gift cards supported in Aloha versions 5.2.5.x
and higher.
RFID
is supported in Aloha versions 6.1 and higher.
Support
for Datawire added in v6.7. Now referred to
as First Data IPN. |
| COMDATA
(formerly known as Stored Value Systems) |
5.3 |
Credit
Cards (using Visanet)
Gift Cards |
Yes |
Yes
(Gift Cards only) |
Yes
(Gift Cards only) |
COMDATA uses
Visanet emulation, so configure this using the
Visanet processor in Aloha. |
|
Concord EFS
(Buypass) |
4.4 |
Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and
EBT Cards |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
TCP/IP
SSL communication supported in Aloha versions
5.3.6 and higher.
Configure
Concord EFS processor under the Buypass processor
in Aloha versions 5.3.6 and lower.
Support
for Datawire added in v6.7. Now referred to
as First Data IPN.
RFID
support in v7.0. |
| DirectNet
(POSware) |
4.4 |
Credit Cards |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
longer supported as of EDC v7.0. |
| FDC
(FDR, Envoy, FDR Omaha--back-end only, First
Data National, First Data Nashville) |
3.8 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
| Fifth
Third Processing Solutions (Fifth Third Bank,
53) |
5.3 |
Credit Cards,
Gift Cards |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Gift
cards are supported in Aloha versions 5.4.x
and higher. |
| RPS
(Radiant Payment Services)/ RBS WorldPay (RBS
Lynk, LynkSystems Lynk Systems) |
4.2 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Use
VisaNet in Aloha versions 5.0x and lower.
Use
LynkSystems in Aloha versions 5.2x through 5.3.
Use RBS
Lynk in Aloha versions 5.3.21e and higher.
TCP/IP
communication supported in Aloha versions 5.2.5.x
and higher.
SSL
2.0 supported in Aloha versions 6.3 and higher
Debit
card support added in Aloha version 6.3
RFID
and AVS support added in Aloha version 6.3
|
| Maverick
(CardSystems) |
4.2 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
longer supported as of EDC v7.0. |
| Nabanco
(FDMS South, First Data South) |
3.65 |
Credit Cards,
Gift Cards (ValueLink) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (credit
cards only) |
TCP/IP
communication supported in Aloha versions 5.2.5.x
and higher.
ValueLink
gift cards supported in Aloha versions 5.2.5.x
and higher. |
|
Global
Payments (NDC ) |
3.6 |
Credit Cards,
Debit Cards, Check Authorization |
Yes |
No |
No |
Use Global
Payments in Aloha versions 5.3.21e and higher.
Otherwise, use NDC.
Debit
card authorization is supported in Quick Service
versions 5.2x and higher using the PIN pads
listed later in this document.
Check
authorization is supported (only in the
Back-of-House) for versions 6.2 and lower.
Versions 6.3 and higher do not support check
authorization. |
| Elavon
(NOVA) |
3.8 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
No |
No |
In
Aloha version 6.4, Nova was re-written as a
UPI plugin. USB modems are currently not
supported. Nova over SSL is supported
in EDC versions 6.4 and higher. |
| BA
Merchant Services (NPC) |
3.5 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
No |
No |
Use BA
Merchant Services in Aloha versions 5.3.21e
and higher. Otherwise, use NPC.
Settlement
only. |
| NPC |
3.5 |
Credit Cards |
Yes |
No |
No |
Settlement
only. |
|
Paymentech(Paytech,
Chase Paymenteh) |
4.4 |
Credit Cards,
Gift Cards |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TCP/IP
Frame communication supported in Aloha versions
5.2.4.x and higher.
TCP/IP
SSL credit card authorization supported in Aloha
versions 5.3 and higher.
Gift
cards supported in Aloha versions 5.2.5.x and
higher.
US
and Canadian debit cards supported in Aloha
versions 6.5 and higher.
AVS
supported in EDC versions 6.5 and higher.
|
|
Stored Value
Systems (See
COMDATA) |
5.3 |
Gift Cards |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Dial-up
communication is supported in Aloha versions
5.3.21e and higher. |
|
VisaNet (Vital®,
Vitalnet, TSYS Acquiring Solutions) |
3.5 |
Credit Cards,
Debit Cards |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (credit
cards only) |
TCP/IP
SSL communication supported in Aloha versions
5.2 and higher.
TCP/IP
Frame communication supported in Aloha versions
5.2.7.90 and higher.
Debit
card authorization is supported in QuickService
versions 5.2.7.90 and higher using the PIN pads
listed later in this document.
RFID
is supported in Aloha versions 6.1 and higher.
AVS
supported in Aloha versions 6.1 and higher.
SSL2
supported in Aloha versions 6.3 and higher by
default, overrides SSL1. |
