The PCI SSC Releases New Mobile Payment Acceptance Security Guidelines for Developers and Device Manufacturers

September 25, 2012 • Published by David Abouchar Archive, Industry Topics Acquirers, Cloud, Council, Device Manufacturers, Encryption, ISOs, Mobile, P2PE, SSC

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released new guidelines during its recent Community Meeting in Orlando. The new Mobile Payment Acceptance Security guidelines apply to the payment applications identified in Mobile Payment Acceptance Application Category 3, and they give software developers and mobile … Read more

Five Steps Before Using a Mobile Device to Accept Credit Cards

September 17, 2012 • Published by Tim Thomas Best Practices, PCI 101 Mcommerce, Merchants, Mobile, P2PE, Small Business, Smartphone, Tablet

How mobile payment technology impacts your business. The taxi driver at the airport took your credit card using Square on an iPhone. The plumber that fixed your leaky pipes swiped your card on a PayPal device connected to an Android phone. And that posh restaurant where … Read more

The PCI SSC Releases its P2PE SAQ

July 5, 2012 • Published by David Abouchar Archive, Industry Topics Acquirers, AoC, Council, Encryption, ISOs, Merchants, Mobile, P2PE, P2PE-HW, SAQ, Small Business, Smartphone, SMB, SSC, Tablet

In May the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) published a fact sheet to offer guidance for merchants evaluating technology to accept payments using a smartphone or iPad/tablet. Read More