Entrust Bankcard Company

{{Short description|Payment processing company based in Phoenix, Arizona}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Entrust Bankcard Company

|logo = File:Entrust-bankcard-logo.png

|type = Private

|industry = Merchant Services, Financial services

|foundation = Mesa, Arizona, U.S. {{Start date|2006}}

|key_people = Nathan J. Reis (CEO)

|area_served = Worldwide

|products = Point of sale, online gateway, wireless payment services, and gift card/loyalty programs

|services = Finance

|num_employees = 158 (2010)

|homepage = {{URL|www.entrustbankcard.com/}}

}}

Entrust Bankcard is a payment processing company based in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. Founded in 2006, Entrust Bankcard was listed at #18 on Inc.'s 2011 "Inc. 500" of the 500 fastest growing companies in America.{{cite web|title=Inc. 500: Entrust Bankcard|url=http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/entrust-bankcard|publisher=Inc.|accessdate=14 September 2011|date=9 June 2011}}

2010 revenue for Entrust Bankcard was $9.4 million, an increase of 8,417% over 2007's $110 thousand. Entrust grew from 6 employees to 158 employees during that time. Since 2008, Entrust Bankcard has gone from serving 800 customers to almost 4,000 by November 2010.{{cite web|title=Business owner scores $1million prize|url=http://www.azcentral.com/business/news/articles/2010/11/08/20101108scottsdale-business-owner-scores-1-million-prize.html|publisher=AZ Central|accessdate=19 September 2011|date=8 Nov 2010}}

Entrust Bankcard claims to donate 10% of its profits toward Engage Foundation but never followed through. The Engage Foundation is a charity owned by Nathan J. Reis, the Entrust Bankcard CEO. The Engage Foundation is directed towards single mothers and young children as Reis was raised by a single mother in Wisconsin.

On May 20, 2011, the Better Business Bureau revoked the accreditation of Entrust Bankcard, leaving it with a rating of "F".{{cite web |title=Entrust Bankcard, LCC review |url=http://www.bbb.org/central-northern-western-arizona/business-reviews/credit-card-processing-service/entrust-bankcard-llc-in-mesa-az-1000004300 |accessdate=6 February 2012}}

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