On March 31, 2022, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council released version 4.0 of the Data Security Standard (DSS), updating what has been a long-running standard that needed some refreshing based on the newest technologies on the market. The increased focus on eCommerce and reliance on mobile devices has introduced several major security threats to consumers and merchants, and version 4.0 serves as the PCI DSS way of addressing them. 

Merchants and credit card processors don’t, as of yet, need to update their infrastructure to 4.0 standards, but with the release of the initial documentation, the clock for meeting new compliance standards is ticking. 

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After several delays and timeline shifts to accommodate vendor and auditor feedback, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council will release the newest version of the framework, PCI DSS 4.0. This standard, expected to launch at the end of March 2022, will fundamentally alter some key components of the framework to help support payment acceptance for modern devices and consumers. 

Here is what we are expecting to come down the pipeline once PCI 4.0 hits the market. 

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If you work in retail or payment processing, you may already know about PCI DSS. However, you may not know of the details about compliance and transaction processing. For example, did you know that the size of your business and the number of transactions you process actually change how you comply with PCI DSS?

Here, we’ll break down the merchant levels in place to address this difference and how it could impact you as an organization facing PCI DSS requirements.

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