AUSTIN, Texas, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) -- Merchant Link's TransactionShield(TM) and TransactionVault(TM) solutions can significantly reduce merchants' PCI DSS scope, according to an independent security assessment released today by Coalfire Systems, Inc, a Payment Card Industry (PCI) Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor (PA-QSA) company. Merchant Link's TransactionShield is a point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution that ensures that customer data is secure from the moment their credit card is swiped.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced global industry best practices for payment application vendors, integrators and resellers that implement, install or manage payment-related systems on behalf of merchants.

ATLANTA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- RBS WorldPay today announced a new partnership with Arsenal Security Group, Inc., for a Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance program.

- Company Integrates New Credit Card Security Enhancements to Match Industry's Toughest Security Standard - ATLANTA, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Firethorn Holdings, LLC, a Qualcomm company (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced enhancements to its mobile banking and payments application to adhere to the industry's most rigorous benchmark for secure credit card transactions - the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).

Global Marketer Attains World-Class PCI DSS and ISO Credentials NORWALK, Conn., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinion Group, a global leader in customer engagement solutions and provider of programs that enhance and extend the relationship of millions of consumers for financial service, retail and e-commerce companies, has been awarded the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) Level 1 compliance certification, the highest level of security standards for billing transactions in North America and the United Kingdom.