Accepting Payment Cards
Departments interested in accepting credit or debit cards should review the information at the web page: Becoming a Merchant.
What is PCI DSS Compliance?
To reduce their losses due to credit card fraud, five members of the payment card industry (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB) banded together to develop security standards for any organization that accepts, captures, stores, transmits, or processes credit card information either manually or through an automated system. This set of standards is referred to as the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard, or "PCI DSS."
Departments accepting credit card payments must comply with PCI DSS requirements. Further information can be found on the Payment Card Industry's web site.
Other informative links:
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Payment Card Acceptance Policy, Standard, and Procedures
PCI Quick Reference Guide
PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
For additional questions or assistance, contact Thomas Bourne.
Phone: 805-756-5924