Diana Greenhaw
Head of Education & Engagement PCI Security Standards Council
This year marks our 20th anniversary. We’ve had twenty years of working with industry stakeholders to help secure payment environments worldwide.
During this time, the payments ecosystem has changed significantly, but PCI SSC’s mission has remained the same: to enhance global payment account data security by developing standards and supporting services that drive education, awareness and effective implementation by stakeholders.
Evolving with the dynamic nature of payments
It’s vital we continue that collective work. Businesses and consumers are demanding payments that are fast, simple, and most of all, secure. Transactions are by the tens of thousands every second, and as the industry evolves, so must we.
PCI SSC has the opportunity to continue serving as a trusted resource for the industry through our globally recognised security standards, programmes and training. We bring the community together to advance payment security by supporting secure innovation.
At the core of our efforts, we’re partnering to enhance security for the payment industry, with the payment industry.
Collaborating to set standards for the payments industry, with the industry
Working closely with our stakeholders, including representation from top industry thought leaders, allows us to understand real-world security threats, help prepare best practice mitigation strategies and facilitate critical information sharing. At the core of our efforts, we’re partnering to enhance security for the payment industry, with the payment industry.
Collaboration means getting actively involved in a community of experts and professionals and making your voice heard on the issues that matter. We provide the platform for all payment stakeholders — including merchants, banks, processors, fintechs, service providers, hardware and software developers, point-of-sale vendors, etc. — to do it. Participating organisations can ensure their voice is heard in the development of critical payment security standards and that our programmes keep pace with evolving technology.
This fall, PCI SSC will host our annual Community Meetings in North America, Europe and Asia. This year’s events will commemorate our 20th anniversary, but also demonstrate our focus on the future. We encourage all organisations involved in any aspect of payments to join us, learn what the future of payment security holds and how they can be part of setting the direction for the next chapter.
