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

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

New Guidance

Integrating Artificial Intelligence into PCI Assessments.

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New Information Supplement Published

New Information Supplement Published

Payment Page Security and Preventing E-Skimming – Guidance for PCI DSS Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1.

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Take in-person ISA, QSA or PCIP Training in July.

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PCI DSS v4.0.1 Published

PCI DSS v4.0.1 Published

This limited revision responds to the feedback and inquiries received since the publication of PCI DSS v4.0 in March 2022.

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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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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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PCI DSS v4.0 At a Glance

PCI DSS v4.0 At a Glance

Available in the following languages: English, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, French, and Spanish.

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RFCs

RFCs

The RFC process is an avenue for PCI SSC stakeholders to provide feedback on existing and new PCI security standards and programs.

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Just Published

Just 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

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PCI Security Standards Council Announces Junichi Tsuboi as Regional Director, Japan and South Korea

02 April 2025

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Global Payment Leaders Convene at PCI Security Standards Council’s 2024 Asia-Pacific Community Meeting

21 November 2024

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Al Etihad Payments, Central Bank of UAE Subsidiary, Joins PCI Security Standards Council as an Affiliate Member

12 November 2024

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PCI Perspectives Blog

29 April 2025

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Passwords Versus Passkeys: A Discussion with the FIDO Alliance

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15 April 2025

Spotlight On: Salesforce, a New Principal Participating Organization

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26 March 2025

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Guidance for PCI DSS E-commerce Requirements Effective After 31 March 2025

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The PCI Security Standards Council operates programs to train, test, and qualify organizations and individuals who assess and validate compliance, to help merchants successfully implement PCI standards and solutions.
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Featured FAQ

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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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