Framework
PCI-DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
- What it is
- The security standard for anyone handling payment card data, enforced through the card brands and acquirers.
- Applies to
- Merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data
- Current version
- PCI DSS v4.0.1; the requirements that were future-dated became mandatory on 31 March 2025
- Set by
- PCI Security Standards Council
Official text: PCI Security Standards Council