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VeriFone, MasterCard offer PCI education online

April 28, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. — VeriFone Holdings Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide have announced a new online seminar designed for merchants. The seminar is touted for helping merchants optimize their business through managing fraud and reputational risk.

The new seminar, "Payment Application Vendors and PA-DSS," expands MasterCard's PCI Merchant Education Program, an initiative offered to MasterCard acquiring bank customers to provide practical assistance in educating merchants and encouraging broader adoption of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. The seminar is available online on demand atwww.webcasts.com/mastercardpci.

"Collaborating with MasterCard in the distribution and promotion of this seminar allows us to reach a large audience of critical stakeholders with an on-demand, easy-to-access format," said VeriFone's chief security officer and session presenter, Dave Faoro.

The online seminar describes PA-DSS and its effects on the multiple parties involved, including application vendors, merchants and resellers. Listeners find out what types of applications are affected and how they affect PCI DSS compliance. The webinar also covers the risks involved with not being compliant, and talks though steps merchants can take to help achieve compliance today.