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The Complete Guide to PCI Compliance

Evolve Payment

Table of Contents PCI Compliance in a Nutshell PCI compliance, also known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , or PCI-DSS, is an important standard that major credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard have adopted to protect themselves and their merchants from the risks associated with exposed cardholder data.

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Why PCI Compliance is Critical for Businesses

Exact Payments

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) plays a crucial role in protecting cardholder data for businesses that accept credit card payments. This set of security guidelines is mandated by major credit card associations such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.

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How Visa and MasterCard Shape the Payments Industry

Clearly Payments

Bank of America launched the BankAmericard in 1958, widely considered the first credit card available to consumers, which eventually evolved into Visa. In 1966, a group of California banks formed the Interbank Card Association (ICA), later known as Master Charge and then Mastercard.

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