Payment (PCI-DSS) Compliance solutions
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance is essential for organizations that handle payment card information.
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Data Breaches Averted: Organizations adhering to PCI DSS standards are significantly less likely to experience a data breach, safeguarding sensitive payment information and customer trust.
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Up to $500,000 in Penalties: Non-compliance with PCI DSS can result in fines reaching up to $500,000 per incident, depending on the severity and volume of compromised data.
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12 Core Security Requirements: PCI DSS compliance is built on 12 essential security standards, covering everything from data encryption to regular vulnerability testing—helping you secure every transaction.
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What is the PCI DSS compliance?
In 2020, credit cards accounted for 27% of all payments, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—the highest level since the study began in 2016. Debit cards represented 28%, while cash usage dropped to 19%, a seven-point decline from 2019. Other payment methods, such as ACH payments, bank account number transfers, online banking bill pay, and prepaid cards, made up the remaining 26%.
If your business accepts payment cards, you must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) to safeguard customer information.
This webinar explains the fundamentals of PCI DSS compliance and how it applies to your business.
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The 12 PCI DSS Compliance Requirements
If you handle card transactions or store cardholder data, PCI DSS likely applies to you. However, understanding the specific steps to achieve compliance can be more complex.
PCI DSS sets out 12 key requirements for securing cardholder data, grouped into 6 main objectives. To be fully compliant, your business must meet each of these requirements.
Who does PCI DSS apply to?
A merchant is any business that accepts payments via cards from one of the five major credit card networks: American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and JCB.
Compliance with PCI DSS varies based on your business’s PCI compliance level, which is determined by the volume of card transactions processed annually and specific requirements set by your acquiring bank.
Here’s a breakdown of the merchant compliance levels:
• Level 1: Merchants processing over 6 million card transactions per year
• Level 2: Merchants processing between 1 million and 6 million transactions per year
• Level 3: Merchants processing between 20,000 and 1 million transactions per year
• Level 4: Merchants processing fewer than 20,000 transactions per year
A service provider is directly involved with processing, storing, or transmitting cardholder data on behalf of a merchant.
A company that provides services that control or could impact the security of cardholder data is also considered a service provider.
Common examples of service providers include:
Payment processors
Managed point of sale (POS) providers
Transaction processors
Payment gateways
Web hosting companies
Third-party marketing firms
Vendors that perform POS maintenance
Vendors that offer managed network firewall solutions
There are two compliance levels for service providers, which are determined by the number of transactions they store, process, or transmit.
Level 1: Service providers that store, process, or transmit more than 300,000 credit card transactions annually
Level 2: Service providers that store, process, or transmit fewer than 300,000 credit card transactions annually
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