GValidate?

Versacheck now requires you to "validate" before you can print checks. These "validations" are done through Gvalidate. You have to give Gvalidate your routing and bank account number and a scanned copy of your signature. They will then process a one cent check through your bank account. You then take the check number and send that to Gvalidate so now you're "authorized" to print checks. Obviously this takes a few days.(One of our banks tried to return the one cent check as a suspected fraud.) What Versacheck doesn't tell you, is that you only get 165 "validations". You then have to pay for more and they expire after a year.

The older versions of Versacheck have been shut down by Versacheck and won't work. You may want to do a search of the product reviews of Versacheck paying attention to the reviews done in the past couple of months.

Be very careful with this company.  I had a very bad experience with gValidate.com.  I run a small business in which it is necessary for me to do pre-authorized bank drafts for my client's customers to pay their balances.  I have always used Versa Check Presto with no problems whatsoever.  Then a few days ago, I logged on and received the message that I would no longer be able to print checks without validating all of my accounts.  I was extremely annoyed, and questioned the legitimacy of this.  My clients and their customers did not authorize gValidate to withdraw any amount from their bank account, albeit $0.01, they authorized only our company to make any transactions on their account, and I knew we would be liable for allowing them to make this transaction.  Additionally, it seemed very intrusive (and unprofessional) to ask my clients' customers to monitor their bank statements and notify me when this $0.01 check cleared so I could input the check number into their software to validate their account.  I was extremely hesitant, and extremely annoyed, but felt I had no other choice but to comply with their requirements.  They were virtually holding all of my accounts "hostage", because I could not print any of these transactions that were already set up in the Versa Check Presto system.  So I began the process of trying to get these accounts validated.  I started, of course, with the easiest, which was our business account.  I got that one validated.  Then I decided I better subscribe to their "ASP" service, just to cover all bases at one time, which would supposedly give me authorization through gValidate to draft checks on the customers' accounts after they were validated.  So I paid the annual fee of $9.99.  But I was never able to access my ASP account.  The main account page said my Level 1 ASP Plan subscription was "Not Activated", yet when I hit the "Activate" key, I got a message saying "Your account has already been activated."  By this time, I was so beyond annoyed, and was extremely doubtful of the legitimacy of this company, that I switched from Versa Check Presto to another bank drafting software altogether.  I then sent gValidate an email, reminding them that I was never able to access my ASP Plan (I had previously faxed and emailed them letters, stating I was unable to access the ASP Plan, and the only response I received was that, according to their records, my account WAS activated, so they didn't even offer any suggestions or explanations as to why my account screen was saying "Not Activated" and why I could not access my account), and stating that because I was never able to access the ASP Plan, and had switched to a different program and would never be using it, I expected to have my $9.99 refunded.  I then received a snooty response back saying that, as their Purchase Agreement stated (WHAT Purchase Agreement???  I just clicked "Enroll" and they charged my bank account.), all sales are final and there are no refunds.  What???  If I had been able to access the ASP Plan, I probably would have tried harder to make this work, as I do not have the time to be researching/shopping around/installing new bank drafting software at the last minute, and hoping it doesn't destroy my business.  The LAST thing I wanted to do was start over with a new bank drafting program!  But I had no choice, I was not able to access the ASP Plan that I had paid for.  So now I am in the process of trying to dispute this charge with my bank.  It's only a $9.99 charge, and the bank may end up charging me $25.00 to dispute it, but it's the principle of the thing.  I feel scammed.  Today, I decided to look them up on the BBB Online to see if others had filed complaints similar to mine (should have done this before paying the $9.99!).  There isn't even a company by the URL of www.gValidate.com listed on the BBB Online!  If it was truly a legitimate company, wouldn't they be listed on the BBB Online?  I am a very small company, yet I'm listed on the BBB Online. 

I am not going to come right out and call gValidate.com a scam, but based on my experience, I feel scammed.  Just be very cautious, if you decide to proceed with gValidate.com!

 Has anyone found an alternative to VersaCheck?  gValidate is just another way for G7PS to get more money from small businesses.

VersaCheck to me is an excellent product, having used for 15 years +-.  However, the GValidate has caused me some concerns and unnecessary grief.

I have done a bit of research and find that GValidate is owned by iProlog Corporation and the senior officers of both corporaitons appear to be the same people. 

For interesting reading :http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0523155/100615neoviopinion.pdf

I'm looking for an alternative also. I almost validated and came across this post due to suspicion.  Not interested in wasting precious time with Gvalidate.  

Anyone?

Please send your complaints about VersaCheck and gValidate to the following website:

http://www.versacheckclassactionlawsuit.com/

Thank you.

We are going through this now. Have used versacheck for years without problems but now after the upgrade, i dont feel good about giving them our account numbers to store on their system.

 once your account is validated, all of your checks will print out with a big ugly watermark spamming gvalidate.com. time to request a refund from my bank and move on to something else. 

 your "verified" checks will spam the company now.. all checks will look like this: 

https://www.gvalidate.com/web/HowItWorksSafeguards.aspx

also im not sure if i trust this now, whos to say that gvalidate/versacheck (same company) is not tracking all of my checks??

I had a bad experience with Versacheck about 12 years ago and discovered CheckMagic www.checkmagic.com  This works great with QB.