Your Dated Payment Technology is No Longer Secure
As of October 15, 2025, WashCard’s swipe only magstripe readers (pictured) are considered noncompliant and could pose a security risk to you and your customers.
Magstripe technology has been being replaced by better, faster, and more secure methods of payment for quite some time now, and we’ve touched on the need for existing customers to upgrade before. But the time has finally come, and these readers are officially non-compliant, no longer secure, no longer serviceable, and no longer replaceable.
What is PCI Compliance?
In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity threats are at an all-time high, and consumer sensitivity to ensuring the security of financial data is heightened. That’s why the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) exists — it sets a list of mandatory security rules that must be followed to safeguard businesses, protect customers, and reduce fraud.
When a device is PCI compliant, that means it ensures that cardholder data is processed, stored, and transmitted securely during each transaction. This minimizes the possibility of data breaches and protects the business and its customers from financial (and reputational) harm.
How Do I Maintain Compliance?
Each business that utilizes a card reader to take payments benefits from maintaining PCI compliance. Those that do not may face consequences including increased fraud risk, fines and fees, and credit card processing restrictions.
To best ensure you maintain PCI compliance, you need to upgrade your outdated payment system to a PCI compliant model. That’s why WashCard is offering its current customers the ability to purchase our most technologically advanced reader, the All-Access Payment System, at a discount — but only for a limited time only!
We’re Making Upgrading Easier Than Ever
New Merchant Processing & Rates
We know that businesses want easier to understand payment processing. That’s why we are proud to announce that we have recently updated our merchant processing and rates!
Our new standard fee for processing is 3% + 30¢ per transaction with no hidden processing or set-up fees.
Interested in using the most feature-rich loyalty solution on the car washing market, too? For customers who choose to boost their business with UWashApp, we now charge a simple recurring monthly fee per location.
Exclusive End of the Year Deals
For current customers who want to upgrade, we’re offering exclusive deals on payment system upgrades starting NOW!
But don’t delay — all orders must be placed and shipped before the end of 2025 to be eligible for these deep discounts.
While we’ve built the easiest upgrade path possible, we also want to give you the best pricing we can based on what is most important to you. That’s why each deal is customized, based on what makes a difference to you and your business.
What do I get in an upgrade?
When you upgrade your outdated reader, you’ll get the All-Access Payment System in its place. This is the most impactful reader on the car washing market today, and for good reason! With one sleek reader, you can give your customers every cashless payment option possible, including:
- Chip
- Tap (via phone or card)
- Swipe (magstripe)
- Loyalty (also magstripe)
- Digital wallet(s)
- UWashApp
Getting the All-Access Payment System into your car wash as soon as possible is absolutely critical to the health of your business. From maintaining PCI compliance to ensuring our support team can assist with servicing your readers to potentially losing out on a modernized customer base who want to pay their way, upgrading is something you absolutely need to prioritize before the end of the year.