Electronic Payments

SafeCharge International, a leading international payment service provider and risk management solution, announced today that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new participating organization.  As a Participating Organization, SafeCharge will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards.   

The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to information security controls and processes that ensure data integrity.  More information on the council and the standard can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org.

As a Participating Organization, SafeCharge International will now have access to the latest payment card security standards from the Council, be able to provide feedback on the standards and become part of a growing community that now includes more than 500 organizations. In an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems, adhering to the PCI DSS represents an entity’s best protection against data criminals.  By joining as a Participating Organization, SafeCharge is adding its voice to the process. 

“The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data,” said Bob Russo, General Manager of the PCI Security Standards Council. “By participating in the standards setting process, SafeCharge demonstrates they are playing an active part in this important end goal.”  “SafeCharge is proud to become a part of the most stringent set of security standards in the world”, relates SafeCharge CEO David Avgi.  

“Our proven solution enables our merchants to process electronic payments without the risk of storing or even handling sensitive account information.  Being Level 1 PCI compliant, Safecharge handles and stores all payment data on behalf of the merchant in a secure card storage that is directly connected with the banking network.  As a result, consumer payment information is safer; the amount of risk decreases and merchants can achieve compliance with card association security rules more easily.  We look forward to sharing our expertise and knowledge with the council members.” 

About PCI Security Standards Council
The mission of the PCI Security Standards Council is to enhance payment account security by driving education and awareness of PCI security standards. For more information, please visit www.pcisecuritystandards.org 

About SafeCharge With subsidiaries worldwide, SafeCharge is PCI certified and international leading payment service provider (PSP, MSP), integrating high-end payment gateway services with one of the most powerful online fraud prevention solution available today.  SafeCharge began operations in 2000 and provides e-merchants of all online industries with a complete set of secure payment solutions and services through their well-established banking relations with leading acquiring banks worldwide.