In the relentless campaign to secure sensitive cardholder data, industry players face a series of deadlines that affect not only merchants, but also ISOs, processors, and acquiring banks. This month, the first updated PCI standards since 2006 will be released, along with a deadline for bringing merchants new to accepting cards into compliance. PCI data security compliance is “a marathon, not a sprint,” insists Martha A. Rhine, director of international association compliance at Global Payments Inc. in Atlanta.

“And the end comes on July 1, 2010.” That’s when all merchants must be PCI Data Security standard (PCI DSS) compliant or use PABP/PA DSS-compliant POS system. This month, all newly boarded merchants will have to meet that same

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