Payment Card Industry Security Standards Certification

10 April 2008

Continuum Commerce Solutions, the leading provider of multicurrency card payment optimisation solutions, is pleased to announce today (Thursday, 10th April, 2008) that it has been awarded Payment Card Industry Security Standards (PCI DSS) certification.

A copy of the PCI DSS compliance certificate can be viewed here.

PCI DSS, represents a common set of industry tools and measurements to help ensure the safe handling of sensitive information. PCI DSS was created by aligning Visa's Account Information Security (AIS)/Cardholder Information Security (CISP) programs with MasterCard's Site Data Protection (SDP) program, the standard provides an actionable framework for developing a robust account data security process - including preventing, detecting and reacting to security incidents. It is intended for any organisation that stores, transmits or processes cardholder account and transaction data - merchants, acquiring banks, and related service providers.

For more information on PCI DSS, please reference the Visa Europe Data Security home page.