Credit-Card Security: Developer Tools

Payment Processing Inc. has announced that it will be offering credit-card data security services to software developers. Services include support for both Payment Applications Best Practices (PABP) for packaged applications, and Payment Card Industry (PCI)Compliance for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications.

This program is offered through PPI Developer Services and includes:

• Security Education Service which explains the nuts and bolts of PABP and PCI requirements and provides recommended strategies for an organization to become compliant. The path to PABP compliancy begins with attending a PPI online educational seminar.
• Diagnostic Readiness Review which assesses an organization’s current level of readiness and provides a customized statement of work for bringing an application or system closer to compliancy.
• Facilitated Compliance Plan which engages a VISA Qualified Data Security Company (QDSC) to provide PABP validation or PCI certification.

"So many of the software developers we speak with are at a loss as to where to start," says Chuck Riegel, PPI vice president of software products. "We help developers decipher the process and assess their application so they understand exactly what needs to be done to reach compliancy, and can build the requirements into their development schedule. Plus, we streamlined the entire certification process so developers can rely on us to do much of the work, thereby reducing the overall cost to the developer."

"There is a great deal of confusion regarding credit card data security and best practices within the software community. PPI has structured this program to provide our software partners with the services they need to make sense of it all, " Riegel added. "It’s difficult for software developers to decipher the current best practices, so PPI has assembled a team of experts and services to offer its qualified Advantage Partners free PABP and PCI security consultation and education services."

PPI has also prepared a whitepaper, "Ten Things Application Developers Need to Know About Credit Card Data Security." which provides more information on credit-card data security services.

Posted by Jon Erickson at 10:01 AM  Permalink