Merchants: Know Your Service Providers!

August 7, 2014 • Published by Tim Thomas PCI 101 ISOs, Managed Security, Merchant Service Providers, MSSP, PCI 3.0, POS, Requirement 12, Service Providers, SSC, Third Party

Know Your Customer There’s an acronym we use in the payments industry: KYC. With KYC, which is Know Your Customer, we’re referring to ISOs’ and acquirers’ need to know the type of business each of their merchants conducts. If due diligence for KYC doesn’t take place, … Read more

When to Start Worrying about the PCI DSS 3.0 SAQs

May 21, 2014 • Published by Tim Thomas Best Practices Acquirers, level 4, Merchant Service Providers, Merchants, PCI 3.0, SAQ

NOTE: This post was published on May 21, 2014. Please see the follow-up post, published December 17, 2014, here. Can you believe we are nearly halfway through 2014? The rapid pace of business (and life in general) can create a feeling that something is being missed, … Read more