Cardfellow

MAY 3, 2025

SAQ Type Businesses it Applies To SAQ-A This SAQ is for businesses that are entirely card-not-present meaning online transactions. It also does not apply to card-not-present transactions that your staff manually keys into your payment system. SAQ C-VT This SAQ is where card-not-present keyed transactions come in.

Assessments

VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In the world of digital transactions, businesses handling payment cards must demonstrate their data security measures through the Payment Card Industry Self-Assessment Questionnaire (PCI SAQ). Completing the SAQ is a key step in the PCI DSS assessment process, followed by an Attestation of Compliance (AoC) to confirm accuracy.

PCI DSS

Basis Theory

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Today, the framework introduced in the early 2000s outlines 12 PCI requirements that merchants must satisfy to process credit card transactions on the card networks. Nearly 20 years later, with more than 300 requirements and sub-requirements, PCI DSS continues evolving. Don't, however, let the term "merchants" fool you.

PCI DSS

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

Lior Cohen, senior director of cloud security products and solutions at cybersecurity firm Fortinet , recently told PYMNTS why the digitization initiatives many payment service providers undergo in the name of better customer experience can exacerbate security risks.

Security

EBizCharge

JULY 19, 2024

This article will explore five reasons why using PDF forms for payment collection doesn’t meet PCI DSS requirements, highlighting the risks and security gaps inherent in this method. What is PCI compliance? Compliance with PCI standards is mandatory for any business that handles credit card transactions.

PCI DSS

PayHawk

APRIL 18, 2023

Approval Code A code provided by the payment processor to indicate that a transaction has been approved. Authorization The process of verifying that a transaction can be approved and funds are available for the transaction. Average Ticket Size The average dollar amount of each transaction processed by the merchant.

Process