Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
/ˈpeɪmənt kɑrd ˈɪndəstri ˈdeɪtə sɪˈkjʊərəti ˈstændərd/
Definitions
- (n.) A set of information security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.
Merchants must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard to protect cardholder data.
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Often abbreviated as PCI DSS, it is a critical compliance framework in financial and legal contexts involving payment data.
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