The PCI (
Payment Card Industry) Security Standards Council is an
industry-led standards
organization, founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB,
MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International to provide a formalized standards
body to manage the ongoing evolution of PCI Security Standards. The PCI Security
Standards Council is responsible for the following tasks:
- Develop and manage the PCI Data Security Standard, including
maintenance, clarification and revisions of the Standard.
- Establish and maintain industry-level approval processes for qualified
security assessors and network scanning vendors.
- Publish and distribute the PCI Data Security Standard.
- Provide an open forum where all key stakeholders can provide input into
the ongoing development of other payment security standards.