{"id":59110,"date":"2025-06-05T12:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usd.de\/?p=59110"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:37:21","slug":"pci-security-standards-council-new-pin-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usd.de\/en\/pci-security-standards-council-new-pin-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Update to the PCI PIN Program: PCI Security Standards Council Launches Its PIN Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On May 19, the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pcisecuritystandards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCI Security Standards Council<\/a> (PCI SSC) presented its own program for listing PCI PIN-certified service providers. The Council is filling the gap left by the sunset of the <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.visa.com\/en\/resources\/pin-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visa PIN program<\/a> on 1 October 2023. The objective is to strengthen the integrity and security of global payment transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Platform for Transparency and Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The new PCI PIN list provides a central and standardized platform for PIN service providers to demonstrate their compliance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcisecuritystandards.org\/document_library\/?category=pci_pin&amp;document=pcipinpin__sec_req_pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCI PIN Security Standard<\/a>.\u00a0The public listing also allows them to underline their commitment towards secure PIN transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the new PIN listing offers service providers a standardized submission process. To be listed, service providers must submit two documents via their Qualified PIN Assessor (QPA) on the council's website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>Attestation of Compliance (AoC)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>Vendor Release Agreement (VRA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Key Facts: Voluntary Service and Fee Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation in the listing is voluntary. This is one of the key differences to other programs of the Council. Service providers may continue to have their PIN environments validated by a QPA without being officially listed on the PCI SSC website. However, being listed offers a transparent way of making the validation status visible to customers and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a fee of <strong>2,500 USD<\/strong> for inclusion in the directory. To incentivize early participation, the Council is reducing this fee to <strong>950 USD<\/strong> for submissions made <strong>until 31 December 2025<\/strong>. This is an attractive opportunity to be listed at reduced rates. Entries in the register are valid for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Efficient and Transparent Submission Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PIN service providers are able to make their certification visible via the PIN Listing Program and use the standardized submission process to do so. The most important features at a glance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Central submission portal:<\/strong> All documents are submitted via the PCI SSC portal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Standardized review:<\/strong> The PCI SSC reviews all submissions based on the Attestation of Compliance to ensure that all requirements are met.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comprehensive public listing:<\/strong> After being successfully reviewed and paying the required fee, the service provider is listed in the Council's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcisecuritystandards.org\/assessors_and_solutions\/pin-service-providers\/?accept=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public directory<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Service provider details:<\/strong> The listing includes details of the service provider, the certified PIN standard version, the QPA that performed the assessment, and the certification validity and expiration date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible submission procedure:<\/strong> Both the QPA companies and the service providers themselves can submit a PIN listing on the PCI SSC website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the PCI PIN Assessment, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usd.de\/en\/pci-payment-security\/pin\/\">here<\/a>. Do you have any questions or need support with your PCI compliance? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usd.de\/en\/contact-form-security-audits\/\">Contact us<\/a> - our experts are happy to help you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 19, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) presented its own program for listing PCI PIN-certified service providers. The Council is filling the gap left by the sunset of the Visa PIN program on 1 October 2023. The objective is to strengthen the integrity and security of global payment transactions. 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