Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
Payment security is critical to every merchant, financial institution or other entity that stores, processes or transmits cardholder data. It helps to protect the safety of said data and sets the operational and technical requirements for organizations accepting or processing payment transactions for software developers and manufacturers of applications and devices used.
Applicable to
Those who are associated with payment cards including merchants of all sizes, financial institutions, point-of-sale vendors, hardware and software developers.