The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global forum for the development of payment card security standards, has held its sixth annual European Community Meeting. The forum discussed the latest updates and challenges in payment card security.
In preparation for release of version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Payment Application-Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) on November 7, this year’s meeting drew more than 500 global payment security people from 40 countries. The two-day agenda provided opportunities to engage on the planned updates with PCI SSC staff, payment brand representatives and colleagues.
The Council updated stakeholders on current PCI technology initiatives around mobile payment acceptance, tokenization and Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE), announcing the availability of its validated solutions listing for merchants and acquirers looking to deploy P2PE technology to simplify their PCI DSS security.
Attenders heard lessons learned in ‘PCI in Practice’ case study presentations, and heard proposals for suggested PCI Special Interest Group (SIG) projects in 2014. From November 4 to 15, PCI Participating Organizations can vote for the SIG projects they would like the community to pursue in the year ahead. For more information on this process, please visit: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/get_involved/special_interest_groups.php
Jeremy King, European director, PCI Security Standards Council, said: “One of the greatest things about this community is that we are truly global, and we see this reinforced each year at these meetings, where we continue to grow not just in numbers but also in diversity of regions and industries represented. This indeed is our strength, particularly as we work to continue to develop global payment security standards that address today’s challenges and provide the framework for adapting our business practices to embrace emerging technologies and protect against changing threats.”
The meeting in Nice is the second of three PCI Community Meetings this year.
PCI Participating Organizations in Asia-Pacific can discuss PCI Standards updates and initiatives at the Asia-Pacific event, on November 20 at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
About the PCI Security Standards Council
The PCI Security Standards Council is a global forum responsible for the development, management and awareness of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and other standards for payment data security. Founded in 2006 by the major payment card brands American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., the Council has more than 650 participating organisations; merchants, banks, processors and vendors. Visit: pcisecuritystandards.org.
