November 7, 2010

The insured signed a merchant service agreement with ABC, Inc. for check verification and check conversion services. A processing terminal belonging to ABC was installed in the insured premises and every time a client paid with a check, the check was electronically verified using the equipment against a database. Using the equipment the data from the paper check was scanned at the point of sale then processed electronically in a manner similar to that of a credit card. The paper check is voided and handed back to the consumer.

Under the merchant service agreement ABC, Inc. agreed to transfer the funds to the insured account no later than the 3rd business day. A couple of years later the insured began to notice some discrepancies and errors in the amount of money transferred by ABC, Inc to the insured account. According to our insured ABC, Inc. owned them approximately $60,000.