PCI Security Standards Council

15 results about this entity

Period: 08 Sep 2006 - 30 Oct 2020

PCI security standards in the dock

A legal challenge to the payment card industry's PCI security standards is brewing in the US, as a Utah-based restaurant chain cries foul over the apparently "arbitrary" nature of the system and the level of fines imposed by Visa and MasterCard following an alleged breach of security.

PCI standards board asks PwC to review secure tech options

The PCI Security Standards Council has asked PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to carry out research into technology that can be used by merchants, service providers and processors to secure cardholder data.

PCI security standards council established

US card issuers American Express, Discover Financial Services, MasterCard and Visa, along with Japan's JCB, are forming an independent council that will manage the on-going development of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards.