PCI Security Standards Council

The PCI Security Standards Council is a global body that sets and promotes security standards for the handling of payments, particularly around dealing with cardholder data.<br/><br/>Notably, the Council is responsible for the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which is a framework for handling payment card data in a secure way.<br/><br/>All organisations handling card payment data are generally encouraged by their payment service providers to comply with the PCI DSS standards.