Payment Card Industry Standards Council Equips Acquiring Banks and Payment Processors With New Data Security Resources

WAKEFIELD, Mass., 23 February 2016 – Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced 2016 initiatives to help acquirers and payment processors collaborate on payment security solutions with the merchant community. In addition to new, regular forums for discussion, the Council is now providing acquirer-specific PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) training and a checklist resource for reviewing data security assessments required under the Standard.