Press Release

PCI Security Standards Council Releases Best Practices for Mobile Software Developers

WAKEFIELD, Mass., September 13, 2012 —At its North America Community Meeting today, 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), released best practices for mobile payment acceptance security. The PCI Mobile Payment Acceptance Security Guidelines offer software developers and mobile device manufacturers guidance on designing appropriate security controls to provide solutions for merchants to accept mobile payments securely.