Why Is PCI Compliance Important for Every Merchant?
HOW DOES PCI COMPLIANCE WORK? PCI DSS keeps itself updated with new norms to keep new threats at bay. Its guidelines are implemented in both, the administration and technological part of the merchant business. Hence, you will have to keep your website updated regularly and make sure the payment deals are in accordance with PCI compliance. This will prevent data theft and ensure the smooth running of your business. This is the major importance of PCI Compliance. The companies or merchants are divided on the basis of a number of credit/debit card transactions, which they have to deal with periodically. On this basis, merchants are divided into 4 different levels. Level 1 is for the merchants who process the highest number of transactions every year. Whereas, Level 4 is for the merchants with the least number of credit/debit or bank transactions. The eCommerce merchants who are accepting, processing, storing or transmitting credit card information have to be PCI complia...