PCI compliance: Frequently asked questions
May 21, 2009
Practical eCommerce: Payment card industry compliance is confusing for many ecommerce merchants. But it potentially affects every merchant that accepts credit cards payments. Failure to understand the PCI compliance standards could result in higher merchant account fees and fines from the credit card issuers.
Merchants oftentimes have similar general questions on PCI compliance. Practical eCommerce posed some of them to Tim Erlin, principal product manager for nCircle, a security consulting and compliance firm that offers PCI-related services, among other compliance services.