By Jeff Sefton
During the hotel property management software evaluation process you should be asking the PMS vendor if the system you are considering is Payment Card Industry, Data Security Standard compliant.
It is the hotelier’s responsibility to protect their customers’ personal information including credit card numbers. Since hotels accept payments from guests and deposits for reservations, [...]
As an independent hotelier, what are some of the risks associated with choosing not to comply with PCI standards?
One of the risks is brand damage – a data breach will likely have a negative impact on your property’s reputation and erode the confidence of your customer base. This can obviously effect revenue and profits over [...]
There is no shortage of information regarding Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards – so much, in fact, that it can become pretty confusing. For the purpose of this post, let’s focus on how PCI applies to different organizations.
The 4 PCI Merchant Levels
First and foremost, it’s important to understand that PCI Compliance is required [...]
This visual was inspired by 7 Deadly Myths and Solutions for PCI Compliance
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