Our Mission Statement
"To empower American businesses with innovative, cost-effective payment processing solutions while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, service, and patriotic values."
About Ken
Ken Givens has consulted with businesses and non-profits for many years, since 1996, helping them increase sales, improve profit, and avoid losses when accepting cards and electronic payments. Ken has provided payment processing services to thousands of organizations throughout the country.
U.S. Merchant Payment Solutions LLC operates offices in Waco and Austin, with affiliates in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Odessa/Midland, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, El Paso, and Ruidoso, N.M.
As a Registered PCI (payment card industry) Consultant for financial institutions processing payments for Visa/MasterCard/Discover/American Express, Ken provides top-notch service options. Ken has been involved in the development of a number of point of sale systems and represents a wide variety of vendors. His knowledge allows him to provide personalized solutions tailored to his client’s needs.
Security tools can be implemented to keep business safe, by avoiding card data losses and identity theft. As an Expert Witness in civil trials, he has provided testimony for disputes between banks, processors, and technology firms in Texas and California. Ken’s articles have been published in several payment service trade publications and website blogs.
Ken teaches Continuing Education classes on Card Security to the Chambers of Commerce in Waco/Groesbeck/Mexia/Temple/Fairfield/Corsicana, Waco Women of Business, Waco BNI, Texas Society of CPA’s, Travis County Non-Profit CFO’s, University of Texas Ex-Students Association, Amplify Credit Union, Boy Scouts of America Capital Office, Capitol Credit Union, and many businesses large and small.
Ken is a 1983 U.T. Austin graduate, an Ambassador for area Chambers, member of the Baylor Club, Past President of Groesbeck Chamber of Commerce, and a BNI Referrals member. He is married to Kathy, a CFO for a local construction company, and is blessed with 4 grown children.
