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The Importance of Being PCI Compliant
Understanding what it means to be PCI compliant is the first step towards becoming compliant. Merchants need to understand what protocols are necessary and why they should consider becoming PCI compliant. It’s quite likely that a merchant is required to become compliant. If the company receives, stores, or processes the Primary Account Number (PAN) or the principle credit card number of a customer, then PCI compliance is a necessity. These numbers are no longer than 19 and no less than 16 numerals in length. This isn’t the only piece of information that is protected. Should a merchant obtain other information, such as the CVV or CVC number of a credit card, this information is also under PCI compliance protection.
Each different merchant level will have different PCI compliance requirements. The merchant must evaluate the level of relevancy to their PCI guidelines. Different credit card companies have particular PCI guidelines in addition to the DSS standard. These guidelines need to be adhered to or the merchant risks being in violation of compliance altogether. Some credit card companies follow the standard practices towards PCI compliance but also have their own set policies that often favor the customer. Complying with the DSS standard but not credit card company standard could result in some potential problems in the future. Should these issues become problematic; the merchant will also be subject to audit of the particular credit card company. This is why it is imperative that the merchant evaluates and assesses their PCI compliancy in direct relation to the companies as well as regulated standards.
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