MerchantPartners.com LLC Recognized by Visa U.S.A. for PCI Compliance

Merchant Partners is excited to announce our certification of compliancy with Visa's Cardholder Data Security. This certification establishes a set of 12 requirements for safeguarding sensitive information and controlling data access. To become certified, organizations must submit to an independent security audit to verify compliance with all twelve requirements. This recognition by Visa underscores our commitment to provide the highest level of security to our merchants and their customers for their card processing needs.

PCI Requirements

1. Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect data
2. Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters
3. Protect stored data
4. Encrypt transmission of cardholder data and sensitive information across public networks
5. Use and regularly update anti-virus software
6. Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
7. Restrict access to data by business need-to-know
8. Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access
9. Restrict physical access to cardholder data
10. Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data
11. Regularly test security systems and processes
12. Maintain a policy that addresses information security

PCI defines a standard of due care for securing Visa cardholder data, wherever it is located. PCI compliance has been required of all entities storing, processing, or transmitting Visa cardholder data. Members must comply with PCI and are responsible for ensuring the compliance of their merchants and Agents—whether they support Issuing or Acquiring activity—for all payment channels, including retail (brick-and-mortar), mail/telephone-order, and e-commerce.

More Information

For information regarding the PCI requirements, refer to the Visa PCI web site at http://usa.visa.com/merchants/risk_management/cisp.html