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IHOP Renews Merchant Link Contract through 2017

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Supporting more than 1,100 locations nationwide.

Silver Spring, MD (PRWEB) February 04, 2013 - Merchant Link, a leading provider of payment gateway and data security solutions, is pleased to announce that it has renewed its contract through 2017 with IHOP®, America's favorite breakfast place.

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Since 2002, IHOP has relied on Merchant Link to route payment transactions from the point-of-sale (POS) to the processor. In 2006, IHOP was one of the first major brands to implement Merchant Link’s TransactionVault™ cloud-based tokenization solution to protect customer credit card data stored in their environment. TransactionVault removes sensitive cardholder data from the POS and stores it in a secure, hosted "vault" – increasing security while reducing PCI scope. Today, Merchant Link supports more than 1,100 IHOP locations nationwide.

“We selected Merchant Link after conducting an exhaustive search and evaluation process that ultimately revealed we had the most reliable, flexible, secure and scalable solution on the market today,” said Randy Bogart, Executive Director of Information Technology of IHOP. “The company’s comprehensive support services for our franchisees and their tight integration with MICROS POS systems further set them apart.”

"We are pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with IHOP to keep their customers’ payment data safe, and we are proud of our ability to support national restaurant brands,” said Laura Kirby-Meck, EVP of Sales & Marketing at Merchant Link. “We will continue to provide IHOP the services it has come to depend on and we look forward to meeting its requirements for years to come."

IHOP’s future plans include the addition of another layer of security by implementing Merchant Link’s point-to-point encryption technology.

About IHOP

For 54 years, IHOP has been the leader and expert in all things breakfast and the #1 leader in family dining. The chain is without competition in its menu offering, serving 65 different signature, made-from-scratch breakfast options as well as a range of healthy, under-600 calorie meals. Beyond offering “everything you love about breakfast,” IHOP also has a wide selection of popular lunch and dinner items as well. IHOP offers its guests an affordable, everyday dining experience with warm and friendly service. As of June 30, 2012, there were 1,557 IHOPs in 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under the licensed name IHOP at HOME® consumers can also enjoy a line of premium breakfast products available at leading retailers. IHOP restaurants are franchised and operated by Glendale, Calif.-based International House of Pancakes, LLC and its affiliates. International House of Pancakes, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DineEquity, Inc. (DIN). For more information, please visit http://www.ihop.com/ and on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.

About Merchant Link

Merchant Link is a leading provider of cloud-based payment gateway and data security solutions, removing the risk and hassle from payments for more than 150,000 restaurants, retailers and hotels. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Silver Spring, Md., Merchant Link currently enables more than 3 billion transactions annually for some of the world's best-known merchants, providing connectivity to the major U.S. payment card processors. TransactionVault™, our tokenization solution, and TransactionShield®, our point-to-point encryption solution, mitigate the risk of a data compromise while lowering the cost and effort of PCI compliance. For more information, please visit http://www.merchantlink.com, read our blog http://www.merchantlinksecuritycents.com and follow us on Twitter.

Contact:

Beth Farris
Merchant Link
301-562-5039

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