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Get to know more about the PCI requirements

In this manual, we will take you on a journey to understand more about what is PCI requirements, why PayTabs requires them, and what the alternative is.

What is PCI DSS?

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of information security standards relating to card processing. They were first put into place in 2004 and are updated on a regular basis. Compliance with PCI DSS is mandatory for any organization that handles cards from any of the major card schemes. The PCI Security Standards Council manages the standards.

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We highly recommend you to read more about PCI DSS by checking our What is PCI DSS? and What are the Merchant Requirements? solution article.

Why does PayTabs need PCI certification for using payment forms?

The main aim of PCI DSS is to make payment processes safe and secure. Compliance with this standard is important to ensure that the risk of a financial breach is minimized. You may like to check our What is PCI DSS? and What are the Merchant Requirements? solution article for more information.

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We highly recommend you to read more about why PayTabs may require PCI DSS by checking our Why Does PayTabs Need PCI Certification For Using Payment Forms? solution article.

Here, we will walk you through the PCI requirements for our Paylink. Since PayTabs Paylink rely on the Hosted payment page integration type on its flow, so you do not need any PCI level to integrate with our invoices, as clarified in Hosted payment page PCI requirements solution article. In other words, you DO NOT need any further requirements to start integrating with PayTabs PayLinks.

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