As you may be aware, the regulatory body governing the world’s airlines (International Air Transport Association, IATA) announced some time ago that travel agents across all mediums need to be PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant by June 2017. Fortunately, they have pushed the deadline forward to March 2018, giving businesses the much-needed leeway to obtain compliance.
1st March 2018 hails the deadline for IATA’s requirement for all travel agents to be PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant. PCI compliance exists to keep your customers data safe. Holiday goers trust you to process their payments in an environment that’s operating adequate security measures, the onus is on you to not let them down.
PCI compliance is no easy feat, it can be a challenge to obtain, but results in lasting consumer trust and peace of mind knowing their data is protected. It needs to be approached with a long-term strategy in mind.
In this article, we outline 5 steps you can take to aid in your travel agents PCI compliance.
Travel agents are in a race against time to meet IATA’s deadline for PCI DSS compliance. They've been given the deadline of March 2018 to become PCI compliant, which is by no means an easy task. In a bid to help them on their way, we are offering a helping hand with a unique service that simplifies and supports their PCI compliance and ongoing cyber security health.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) aims to reduce credit card fraud through the implementation of a global standard to help organisations protect credit card data. PCI DSS has strict guidelines on protecting cardholder data, from processing to transmission to storage.
As you may be aware, the regulatory body governing the world’s airlines (International Air Transport Association, IATA) announced some time ago that travel agents across all mediums need to be PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant by June 2017. Fortunately, they have pushed the deadline forward to March 2018, giving businesses the much-needed leeway to obtain compliance.
1st March 2018 hails the deadline for IATA’s requirement for all travel agents to be PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant. PCI compliance exists to keep your customers data safe. Holiday goers trust you to process their payments in an environment that’s operating adequate security measures, the onus is on you to not let them down.
PCI compliance is no easy feat, it can be a challenge to obtain, but results in lasting consumer trust and peace of mind knowing their data is protected. It needs to be approached with a long-term strategy in mind.
In this article, we outline 5 steps you can take to aid in your travel agents PCI compliance.
Travel agents are in a race against time to meet IATA’s deadline for PCI DSS compliance. They've been given the deadline of March 2018 to become PCI compliant, which is by no means an easy task. In a bid to help them on their way, we are offering a helping hand with a unique service that simplifies and supports their PCI compliance and ongoing cyber security health.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) aims to reduce credit card fraud through the implementation of a global standard to help organisations protect credit card data. PCI DSS has strict guidelines on protecting cardholder data, from processing to transmission to storage.
