PCI Community Prepares For New Standards Release

PRESS RELEASE

LAS VEGAS, 26 September 2013 -- Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced the close and recap of its seventh Annual North American PCI Community Meeting. The forum provides PCI Participating Organizations and assessors the opportunity to come together and discuss the latest updates and challenges in payment card security.

In preparation for release of version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Payment Application-Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) in November, this year's meeting convened more than 1300 global payment security professionals from 25 countries who play an active role in PCI Standards development.

A key focus for the meeting was to drive understanding and discussion of the standards updates in the context of the current payment card security landscape. Attendees received draft versions of the standards in advance of the meeting, and the two-day agenda provided a variety of opportunities to engage on the planned updates with PCI SSC staff, payment brand representatives and colleagues.

Other key focus areas at the meeting included:

 EMV chip adoption in the U.S. and implications for payment card security

 Current PCI technology initiatives around mobile payment acceptance, Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) and tokenization

 PCI challenges and lessons learned from peers

 Updates from PCI Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on Third Party Security Assurance and Best Practices for Maintaining PCI DSS Compliance

 Leveraging PCI training to drive greater education and awareness

"PCI Standards provide a strong framework for card security, and as we look to the future, this community will have an important role in continuing to drive card data protection globally," said Bob Russo, general manager, PCI Security Standards Council. "The record attendance at this event, the quality and caliber of the dialogue here this week and the standards that will be published in November all point to an active and engaged community that will together shap the future of payment card security."

The meeting in Las Vegas is the first of three PCI Community Meetings this year. PCI Participating Organizations and assessors in Europe and Asia-Pacific will also have the opportunity to discuss PCI Standards updates and initiatives at the following events:

Europe, 29-31, October 2013

Nice Acropolis

Nice, France

To register: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/communitymeeting/2013/europe/register.html

Asia-Pacific, 20 November 2013

Shangri-La Hotel

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

To register:

https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/communitymeeting/2013/asiapacific/register.html

About the PCI Security Standards Council

The PCI Security Standards Council is an open global forum that is responsible for the development, management, education, and awareness of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and other standards that increase payment data security. Founded in 2006 by the major payment card brands American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., the Council has more than 700 Participating Organizations representing merchants, banks, processors and vendors worldwide. To learn more about playing a part in securing payment card data globally, please visit:

pcisecuritystandards.org.