Protecting Cardholder Information

LUCY Gateway™ is Visa CISP and MasterCard SDP compliant and assists our merchants in avoiding liability because there is no need to store sensitive credit data on the Point-of-Sale system.

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard offers a single approach to safeguarding sensitive data for all card brands. Other card companies operating in the United States have also endorsed the PCI Data Security Standard within their respective programs. Using the PCI Data Security Standard as its framework, CISP provides the tools and measurements needed to protect against cardholder data exposure and compromise. The PCI Data Security Standard consists of twelve basic requirements categorized as follows:

 

By complying with the PCI Data Security Standard, Visa members, merchants, and service providers not only meet their obligations to the payment system, but also build a culture of security that benefits everyone.

This information is courtesy of VisaUsa. To learn more about CISP, please see: http://usa.visa.com/merchants/risk_management/cisp_overview.html