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Just Announced: Asia-Pacific Community Meeting Agenda

Just Announced: Asia-Pacific Community Meeting Agenda

This year promises expertly crafted sessions that are imperative to securing payments worldwide!

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Just Added: In-Person Training in Dubai

Just Added: In-Person Training in Dubai

Register for instructor-led ISA or QSA training this August.

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Just Published

Just Published

PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point of Interaction (POI) Modular Security Requirements version 7.0.

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Europe Community Meeting Agenda Live

Europe Community Meeting Agenda Live

We are excited to announce that the full agenda for the PCI SSC 2025 Europe Community Meeting is now available!

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North America Community Meeting Agenda

North America Community Meeting Agenda

Check out the full 2025 PCI SSC North America Community Meeting agenda for a glimpse into three days of transformation and innovation!

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2025-2027 Board of Advisors Announced.

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PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point of Interaction (POI) Modular Security Requirements version 7.0.

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PCI SSC Launches New PIN Listing Program.

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Guidance for PCI DSS E-commerce Requirements Effective After 31 March 2025.

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FAQ Clarifies New SAQ A Eligibility Criteria for E-Commerce Merchants.

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Important Updates Announced for Merchants Validating to Self-Assessment Questionnaire A.

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2024 Community Meeting sessions are now available on Global Content Library on YouTube!

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PCI SSC has published the Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) for PCI DSS v4.0.1.

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2023 Special Interest Group (SIG) Publishes New Information Supplement.

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2025-2027 Board of Advisors Announced

2025-2027 Board of Advisors Announced

The Board of Advisors represents the Council’s Participating Organizations (POs) worldwide to ensure global industry involvement in the development of PCI standards and programs.

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Standards Updates & RFCs

Now Available

Now Available

To address stakeholder feedback and questions received since PCI DSS v4.0 was published, PCI SSC has published a limited revision to the standard, PCI DSS v4.0.1.

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Just Published

Just Published

PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point of Interaction (POI) Modular Security Requirements version 7.0 available in our Document Library.

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RFC Now Open

RFC Now Open

Request for Comments on PCI Secure Software Standard v2.0 Closes on 11 August.

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Recently Published

Recently Published

PCI SSC has published version 1.1 of the PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) Standard, designed to support the evolution of mobile payment acceptance solutions.

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PCI SSC News

Industry Bulletin

PCI Security Standards Council Bulletin: P2PE v3.2 Report on Validation (P-ROV) Templates Now Available

17 July 2025

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Industry Bulletin

PCI Security Standards Council Bulletin: Extension of Expiration of the PCI PTS POI v6 Security Requirements and Approvals

17 June 2025

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Press Release

PCI Security Standards Council Announces 2025-2027 Advisory Board

30 May 2025

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PCI Perspectives Blog

10 July 2025

Request for Comments: PCI Secure Software Standard v2.0

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30 June 2025

PCI SSC Releases Version 3.2 of the PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) Standard 

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23 June 2025

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet This Year’s North America Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Reed Timmer

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What are acceptable formats for truncation of primary account numbers?
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New PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) Standard and Program Guide now available.

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Access the PCI DSS v4.x Documents in the document library.

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