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PCI DSS Compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a global security standard set by the PCI Security Standards Council. It applies to organisations and companies that store, process or transmit cardholder information from any of the globally recognised card schemes including Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Although not legally enforceable by law your merchant services provider (the bank you use to ultimately process your credit cards) will insist you are PCI DSS compliant, and if you're not they can disable your merchant account and stop you taking payments. If you do not comply you will risk fines of up to £100,000 not to mention the brand damage caused by a breach of your customers card details will leave you with significanly fewer customers that are prepared to spend money with you anyway!


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