Company background

Meet the CardEasy team, learn more about the development of Syntec and CardEasy, and check out CardEasy’s range of awards and accreditations.

Company background

Where we came from

We’ve been providing services to contact centers since 1998, and quite simply it is in our DNA. Our people are experts in their field and combine decades of experience with passion, commitment, and innovation. We are dedicated to delivering first-class solutions and service to our customers.

We are a PCI DSS level 1 service provider, a Visa Merchant Agent, a Mastercard Service Provider, and a participating organization of the global PCI Security Standards Council.

We care about our customers. We provide training to ensure that our customers benefit fully from all CardEasy features and once they are up and running, they can rely on us for 24×7 support provided by our helpdesk and support teams.

CardEasy is built around your contact center and practices, meaning your operations remain as you want them. We are here to work with you to protect your customer’s data, as well as your company’s reputation. Our patented technology creates a secure payment environment, whatever channels your customers choose to use.

Colin Westlake, Managing Director
The future of telephone and digital payments

CardEasy secure payments

CardEasy was launched in 2011 and has grown steadily since then as contact centers are now faced with the stringent requirements of payment card PCI DSS data security regulation. Our DTMF solution for secure voice and ‘cardholder not present’ (CNP) payments fits the market need for a system which, at a stroke, resolves most of the controls required for card data security.

And so Syntec has continued to grow from an SME into an international, enterprise-scale operation with the attendant security and quality management processes to go with, in order to fulfil the needs of multi-site and multi-national operations at this level.

Who we are

Chrissie Herbert
Chrissie Herbert
CFO
 
Nik Philpot
Nik Philpot
CEO
 
Colin Westlake
Colin Westlake
Managing Director
 
Danny Cresswell
Danny Cresswell
Senior VP of Sales
 
Marc Good
Marc Good
Director of Customer Delivery
 
Alex Cooksey
Alex Cooksey
Customer Services Manager
 
Seb Auriol
Seb Auriol
Head of Information Security
 
Matt Baines
Matt Baines
Director of Operations
 
Ruth Oakey
Ruth Oakey
Group Marketing Director
 

Our timeline

timeline 1998
Syntec Telecom is founded to provide NHS bedside telephony.
1998
timeline 2011
CardEasy ‘keypad payment by phone’ DTMF system for call centers launched.
2011
timeline 2011
Syntec gains PCI DSS level one certification.
2011
timeline 2011
Syntec listed as a Visa Merchant Agent.
2011
timeline 2011
Syntec opens a new site at GS2 and is ISO 9001 accredited.
2011
timeline 2011
Syntec exhibits at the Technology for Marketing and Advertising Exhibition and at Customer Contact Expo for the first time.
2011
timeline 2014
Syntec acquires the freehold of its trading headquarters in West Ealing, London.
2014
timeline 2014
WorldPay announces global partnership with Syntec’s CardEasy service.
2014
timeline 2014
Syntec Telecom rebrands as ‘Syntec – integrated contact center systems’.
2014
timeline 2015
Syntec gains ISO 27001 accreditation.
2015
timeline 2015
CardEasy launches in the USA with first client. At the same time, new servers in AWS Amazon Cloud facilitate global reach.
2015
timeline 2016
Syntec joins the PCI SCC (global Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council).
2016
timeline 2015
Syntec launches SynPBX hosted PBX.
2015
timeline 2016
Cloud / hosted services revenue overtakes telecoms revenue for the first time.
2016
timeline 2017
CardEasy wins prestigious PCI Award for Excellence.
2017
timeline 2017
SynPBX integration with Zoho CRM through Zoho Phone Bridge
2017
timeline 2017
Syntec becomes an Avaya DevConnect technology partner, as well as a Cisco preferred solution partner and a Mitel Solutions Alliance member.
2017
timeline 2017
Syntec gains ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management) accreditation.
2017
timeline 2018
CardEasy from Syntec becomes a Genesys Appfoundry Partner
2018
timeline 2018
Syntec wins a second PCI Award for Excellence for its international rollout of CardEasy for Staples
2018
timeline 2018
Syntec gains ISO 14001 accreditation
2018
timeline 2018
Syntec listed as a Mastercard Service Provider
2018
timeline 2018
CardEasy wins Genesys ‘Best Security Solution Award’ at Call & Contact Center Expo 2018, London
2018
timeline 2019
Syntec awarded PCI Award for Excellence for third consecutive year.
2019
timeline 2019
CardEasy confirmed on G-Cloud 11 – the UK government procurement portal
2019
timeline 2019
In December Syntec celebrates move to new office HQ in Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, London with donations for tree planting
2019
timeline 2020
Syntec wins 2020 ‘PCI Award for Excellence’ for providing payment security to Hiscox and Avon
2020
timeline 2020
Launch of CardEasy Digital payments for non-voice channels
2020
timeline 2021
Acquisition by Eckoh
2021

Awards & accreditations

Syntec is a Visa merchant agent
Service provider
ISO 27001 certificate number IS 623955

ISO 9001 certificate number FS 575951
ISO 22301 certificate number BCMS 623953
ISO 14001 certificate number EMS 683862