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PCI DSS compliance v4.0: Your requirements checklist
What is the latest version of PCI DSS? Helen Huyton, Merchant Data Security Analyst at Adyen, gives an update on the changes to PCI DSS expected on March 31 2022, the differences between v3.2.1 and v4.0, and how to become PCI compliant.
Disclaimer: This article should be used only for guidance purposes and shouldn’t be taken as definitive advice. Always consult your acquirer or a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) for clarification. It’s mostly relevant for companies processing less than 6 million transactions per year.
As of 31 March 2022, PCI DSS v4.0 has been released. We are working hard in the background to do a full assessment of the new standard. Adyen customers will be informed accordingly of any key changes, but for the time being the below information remains accurate and up to date.
From Cerberus, the mythological dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld, to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s ninety-ton steel vault of gold, it’s safe to say that maintaining good security standards has always been good business. And when it comes to data security, the benefits of staying up to date with PCI compliance are nothing short of invaluable. You don’t even need a three-headed dog to do it.
But first, a quick recap.