• Payment security

• Card-not-present security

• Account information security

• AIS: Visa Europe's compliance programme
• Benefits of implementing PCI DSS
• Requirements for all organisations
• Advice for your business
• In case of a compromise
• Downloads and resources

AIS for merchants

Visa’s Account Information Security (AIS) compliance programme will help you to achieve the standards required.

Implementation of PCI DSS makes sound business sense for any retail business. In particular, it can:

• Identify any risks in the way you store or transmit customer data
• Provide a clear path of action and remediation to address any risks
• Ensure that your service providers do not put your business at risk
• Demonstrate to your customers that you are serious about their payment and account information
• Also, by minimising the risk of data compromise it can protect against:
  • Financial liabilities
  • The risk of investigative and legal costs
  • The risk of invasive media attention

PCI DSS and your business

The way PCI DSS relates to your business, and the way in which it should be implemented, will depend upon:

• The size and nature of your business
• The configuration of your card acceptance systems and processes
• The service providers you work with, and their respective roles

It is important however to ensure that the right priorities are tackled first. The PCI Security Standards Council has produced guidelines to help merchants structure the implementation of PCI DSS in a risk-effective manner.

By working closely with the acquiring banks, we are eager to help you through the implementation process.

To help small merchants evaluate and improve their security, Visa has produced a specific guide.

Further information

Downloads and resources – a range of tools and documents relating to Visa’s AIS programme.

If you have any questions, please call your acquiring bank. Alternatively you can email us at:
datasecuritystandards@visa.com.