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HSM & Security
PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) is the Payment Application Data Security Standard set by the PCI SSC, a global security standard created by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.
Credit Card
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a technical and operational standard created by the PCI Committee, formed by internationally recognized payment brands, to ensure data security in card payment systems.
Security
It is an organization aimed at developing, managing, teaching, and raising awareness of security standards in the Card Payments Industry. The PCI Security Standards Council is also an open global forum for data security standards.
Payment Systems
PA DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) is a global security standard created by the PCI SSC. Even if you do not need to comply with it, PA DSS remains a valuable guide for auditing and building secure payment applications.
Security
A Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) is approved by the PCI Security Standards Council to audit merchants for PCI DSS compliance. The lists of QSA and ASV companies are published on the Council's website.
Merchant & POS
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), founded in 2006 by Amex, Discover, JCB, Mastercard and Visa, has shared its data security and testing standard for accepting contactless payments on smartphones and tablets without extra hardware.
HSM & Security
The CPoC standard, issued by the PCI Security Standards Council in 2019, is a data security standard that lets merchants accept contactless payments using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile device with NFC.
Security
A Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) is a person approved by the PCI Security Standards Council to audit merchants for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
Merchant & POS
PIN Transaction Security (PTS) verifies that card data and PIN information are used for a payment transaction. It is a set of modular evaluation requirements managed by the PCI Security Standards Council for PIN-accepting terminals.
Payment Systems
PCI Point of Interaction (POI) was introduced to minimize risk in card transactions. PCI POI Security Requirements cover physical and logical security for both online and offline PIN entry devices (PED) and secure card readers.
Online & Authorization
Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products and services are ready-made, packaged solutions adapted to a purchasing organization's needs, rather than custom-built ones. In payment systems, COTS includes ready-made payment apps for phones and Android POS devices.
Payment Systems
ISO/TC 68 is a technical committee within the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, responsible for developing and maintaining international standards for banking, securities and other financial services.