Acquirers Must Ensure Small Merchants Meet New Data Security Program Compliance Requirements

Visa requires acquirers in Canada and the U.S. to validate that small merchants meet new payment data security compliance and reporting requirements.

Canada/USA – According to recent forensic investigations, small merchants remain targets of hackers who are attempting to compromise payment data. As part of an effort to secure the payment system and mitigate the risk of small merchant compromises, Visa is establishing requirements for acquirers to ensure that their small merchants take steps to secure their point-of-sale (POS) environment. …Click Here to Continue Reading.


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