A merchant is defined as any entity that accepts payment cards bearing the logos of any of the five members of PCI SSC (American Express, Discover, JCB, MASTERCARD or VISA) as payment for goods and/or services.
As merchants are having the direct contact with customers during transaction, merchants should be PCI certified to enhance the security of card payment process. Moreover, merchants can safeguard their customers’ confidential data if they are PCI certified. In addition, most of the organization cannot get fully recover from data breaches as the loss is greater the data itself.
By having consultation services with our QSA, you can get better understanding about the PCI DSS. Do not hesitate, act now to start protect yourself.
