PCI Security Standards Council Continue Focus On Mobile Payment Acceptance Security

WAKEFIELD, Mass., March 22, 2012 — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today demonstrated its continued focus on mobile payment acceptance security with participation in a Congressional hearing titled “The Future of Money: How Mobile Payments Could Change Financial Services,” held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.