PCI DSS Compliance
PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and is a global security standard set by the PCI Security Standards Council. PCI compliance is a mandatory requirement which applies to all businesses that store, process or transmit cardholder details and is in place to ensure a secure environment is maintained.
Why is PCI compliance so important?
If your business stores, processes or transmits cardholder details and you are not PCI compliant, you are liable to incur substantial fines enforced by the card schemes and could potentially find yourself being permanently banned from further card processing.
Removing the burden of PCI compliance
Thanks to our PCI DSS Level 1 accreditation, we have a firm understanding of the stringent requirements involved in becoming PCI compliant. As a result, it was important when searching for a PCI provider for our merchants that we found a provider offering a transparent and straight forward solution.
It was with the above criteria that we partnered with Trustwave, a leading PCI provider which enables us to offer full PCI compliance facilities for businesses processing up to 6 million transactions (PCI DSS Level 2) on both a Hosted and API solution.
Hosted Vs. API
If choosing a hosted solution all you need to complete to ensure your business is PCI compliant is a yearly SAQ form. Alternatively, if you prefer to host your payment pages on your own network (an API solution) then in addition to completing a yearly SAQ form you’ll also require a quarterly network scan.
Hosted Vs. API - which solution is right for me?
Why choose PayPoint.net to take care of your PCI compliance
PayPoint.net’s partnership with Trustwave means no matter whether you choose a Hosted or API solution, you’ll gain access to everything you’ll need to become PCI compliant all from a centralised location.
Hosted Vs. API - Your Compliance needs for each solution
- Hosted solution - Yearly SAQ
With Trustwave you’ll gain access to all SAQ forms downloadable from TrustKeeper (your online PCI portal) as well as a PCI wizard to guide you through all steps required to obtain PCI compliance.
- API solution - Yearly SAQ and quarterly network scan
With Trustwave as well as gaining access to all SAQ forms you’ll not only receive quarterly but monthly network scans ensuring your network is secured to the highest standards. In going the extra mile and undertaking monthly network scans over and above the standard requirement, this assures your customers that your commitment to their security is paramount.
Learn more about PCI compliance
PayPoint.net For those of you interested in finding out more on PCI compliance, PayPoint.net has also issued a guide to Getting PCI Compliant with information on what steps you need to take to meet the stringent requirements.
