Home ETA Website

News & Commentary

Inaugural PCI Council Community Meeting PDF Print E-mail
The PCI Security Standards Council, an independent industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard on a global basis, today announced the successful completion of the first PCI Security Standards Council Community Meeting, held in Toronto, Ontario on September 17-19, 2007. This highly anticipated event attracted hundreds of Council supporters and payment data security advocates from around the globe. The meeting served as a platform for collaboration in the evolution of data security standards, where participants shared best practices, heard about the security experiences of representatives from across the payment industry and planned for the future of credit card data security.

Read more...
Mastercard Merchant Education Program PDF Print E-mail
This PCI Merchant Education Program is a complimentary offer by MasterCard to its Acquiring Bank Members and to their merchants to provide assistance in broadening adoption of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).  The Merchant Education Program provides a holistic view of the PCI DSS through an informative series of industry topics designed to fit acquirers’ and merchants’ needs.

MasterCard has worked with several of the leading security vendors, forensics investigators, Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) and Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) in the Payment Card Industry to deliver these insightful modules. Available on demand and by area of interest, the modules can be easily accessed at the viewer’s convenience by clicking on this link.
Visa to Push for End of Non-Secure Payment Applications PDF Print E-mail

Beginning January 1, 2008, Visa will implement a series of mandates to eliminate the use of non-secure payment applications from the Visa payment system. These mandates require acquirers to ensure their merchants and agents do not use payment applications known to retain prohibited data elements and require the use of payment applications that adhere to Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices (“PABP”). PABP-compliant applications help merchants and agents mitigate compromises, prevent storage of prohibited data and support overall compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”) and the Visa U.S.A. Inc. Operating Regulations.

Visa says : "Vulnerable payment applications have proved to be the leading cause of compromise incidents, particularly among small merchants. Visa U.S.A. Inc. Operating Regulations prohibit the storage of the full content of any magnetic-stripe, CVV2 or PIN data and require compliance with the PCI DSS. Merchants and agents that use payment applications that store prohibited data or have inherent security weaknesses will not be compliant with the PCI DSS and are at high risk of being compromised."

Read more...

ETA Members Only
Login here to access your member information, membership status and member-only content.
Board Nominations
ETA is now accepting nominations for the its Board of Directors.

Applications are due December 12.

Click here to download an application .
Upcoming Events

2009 ETA Annual
Meeting & Expo

April 21-23, 2009

Las Vegas, NV

Click here to see who is exhibiting.

 

Compliance Day

April 2009

Las Vegas, NV

 

Strategic Leadership &
Networking Forum
October 2009
Marriott Marquis

New York, NY

2009 Annual Meeting
exhibhall

2009 Annual Meeting Exhibitor Information is Here!

If you're planning to join the leading companies in the  payments business in the ETA Annual Meeting exhibiton hall next April, now is the time to reserve your space and make your plans. Everything you need is  here .

Industry Compliance Information

Visa

MasterCard

Discover Network

American Express

Automated Clearing House (ACH)

 

Data Security Information

PCI Security Standards Council

 

 

Government Compliance Information

U.S. Government

 

ETA Compliance Resources

White Papers

Education

 



Electronic Transactions Association
1101 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036
Toll Free: 800.695.5509 Tel: 202.828.2635

Privacy Statement | Antitrust Laws & Trade Associations
© 2008 ETA The Electronic Transactions Association. All rights reserved.