Safeguarding Cardholder Account Data: How Reflection Software Facilitates PCI Compliance |

In 2004, the major credit card companies—including Visa, MasterCard, and American Express—joined forces to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The PCI DSS applies to all companies that store, process, or transmit cardholder account data.

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