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Small merchants are not effectively engaging with PCI programs
2018-04-27 11:30

Smaller merchants are systematically failing to engage with PCI compliance programs, according to a new acquirer survey from Sysnet Global Solutions. The survey revealed that all acquirers believe...

PCI Council releases vastly expanded cards-in-clouds guidance
2018-04-19 05:58

First word on how card security for containers, VDI, SDN and web apps The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has issued a big update to its guidance on using payment cards...

PCI Security Standards Council: Activity Update
2018-04-09 18:15

CTO Troy Leach Describes Three Key InitiativesAs payment card fraud schemes continue to evolve, the PCI Security Standards Council has to recalibrate its standards and programs, says Troy Leach,...

Assessing PCI SSC's Changes to QIR Program
2018-03-26 15:18

Will Revisions Help Smaller Merchants in Their Efforts to Prevent Breaches?Security experts analyze the potential impact of recently announced changes to the PCI Security Standards Council's...

PCI Offers Lower Fees in Developing Markets
2018-03-15 19:48

Part of Effort to Spread Use of Global Standards for TransactionsThe PCI Security Standards Council is offering 40 percent lower fees for participating organizations in nations with lower-income...

The PCI SSC QIR program is changing to help merchants reduce risk
2018-03-15 12:45

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced new changes to the PCI Qualified Integrators and Resellers (QIR) Program in response to industry feedback and data breach report findings....

PCI DSS 3.2 will unveil compliance cramming culture
2018-01-29 07:15

February 1, 2018 marks the deadline for businesses to adopt the new industry standard, PCI DSS 3.2, aimed at reducing and better responding to cyber attacks resulting in payment data breaches....

PCI Council Introduces New Standard for Mobile Card Payments
2018-01-26 17:13

Responding to the market's growing interest in, and use of, mobile payments, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial...

PCI Council sets security requirements for mobile point of sale solutions
2018-01-25 18:13

The PCI Security Standards Council has announced a new PCI Security Standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices such as smartphones and tablets. What are we...

PCI Council Developing Software Framework
2017-11-14 14:33

The PCI Security Standards Council is creating a payments software framework, including two new standards that can evolve as the software rapidly changes, Troy Leach, the council's CTO, explains...