The PCI security standards are a blanket of regulations set in place to safeguard payment account data security.  The council that develops and monitors these regulations are comprised of the leading providers in the payment industry:  American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc. Inc. International.  Essentially, they define the best practices for storing, transmitting, and handling of sensitive information over the internet.

 

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