CardWorks Merchant Services Joins Optimum Business Benefits Program

WOODBURY, N.Y., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CardWorks Acquiring LLC, announced that it has joined the Optimum Business Benefits program from Cablevision Systems Corporation as a founding participant.  CardWorks Acquiring will extend special merchant rates and services on credit card processing to Optimum Business Benefits members as part of its participation in the program. The company is one of four initial companies that is extending benefits to Cablevision's small business customers through the Optimum Business Benefits program.  Complete program information is available at www.OptimumBusinessBenefits.com.  

"We look forward to working with Optimum Business in our shared footprint as part of the Optimum Business Benefits program which is designed to support our mutual small businesses customers.  Our organizations are both very focused on doing what is right for the customer.  The merchant services business can certainly be confusing for small businesses," said Dan Doyle, President of CardWorks Acquiring – Merchant Services.  

"Our goal is to help de-mystify the whole process by educating our small business community and in doing so, save them from paying unnecessary fees.  The offer includes low credit card processing rates, a simplified process, and we have waived all contract terms, start up and termination fees - specifically for Optimum Business Benefits members," said Joseph Doyle, Vice President of CardWorks Acquiring – Merchant Services.

The Optimum Business Benefits program is for Optimum Business customers that subscribe to both Optimum Online and Optimum Voice and delivers enhanced value in the form of discounted pricing and other valuable benefits to save money for small businesses throughout the New York Metropolitan area, while providing the highest quality services.  

"One of the reasons CardWorks is an ideal participant is because of their commitment to the overall customer experience," explains Stephanie Anderson, Vice President, Commercial Markets, Marketing and Advertising, Cablevision.  "Optimum Business recently won the J.D. Power and Associates award for highest customer satisfaction for both voice and data in small and mid-sized businesses and in the development of the Optimum Business Benefits program wanted to ensure we were aligning with companies with a shared focus on customer service."

Created for small and medium, or home-based businesses that require high-speed Internet service and state-of-the-art voice communications, Optimum Business provides bottom line benefits like predictable flat rate pricing and highly reliable service. 

To register for Optimum Business Benefits and access the special offers from, please go to www.OptimumBusinessBenefits.com.  CardWorks, Inc. information is available at www.CardWorksAcquiring.com.

About CardWorks, Inc.

CardWorks, Inc. is the parent company of CardWorks Servicing, CardWorks Processing, CardWorks Acquiring, and Merrick Bank.  CardWorks Servicing is a nationally recognized, leading servicer of credit cards, national debit cards, pre-funded cards and other unique card products and is the largest privately held servicer of MasterCard®/Visa® cards.  The services provided are transparent to cardholders, with specifications driven by each individual organization's needs.

About CardWorks Acquiring

CardWorks Acquiring, LLC is a division of CardWorks, Inc. and a registered ISO of Merrick Bank.  CardWorks Acquiring is a leader in providing merchant services to businesses located throughout the United States and provides customers with both traditional and non-traditional products and services they need to develop, expand, and enhance their business.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment companies.  Its assets include its cable television operations, which provide industry-leading services to more than 3 million New York area households, and its award-winning television networks, which deliver some of today's most watched programming to hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide.  A state-of-the-art cable system enables the company to offer a full suite of advanced residential and business communications services that include its iO TV® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® digital voice, Optimum WiFi® wireless Internet, and its Optimum Lightpath® integrated business communications solutions.  Cablevision also serves the New York area with compelling local content through News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of television and online services covering high school activities; and, Newsday Media Group, a business unit that includes Newsday, Long Island's leading daily newspaper.  In addition, through Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, Cablevision operates successful programming and entertainment businesses, such as AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Entertainment.  The company also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas, which includes Manhattan's famed Ziegfeld Theatre, a frequent and historic venue for film premieres and events.

SOURCE CardWorks, Inc.