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Compliance with the Purchasing Cardholders Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is required for all merchants that process credit cards. Since MVaaS companies many times integrate with their customers’ POS systems, obtaining certification for PCI compliance has become increasingly important. It likely will become a minimum requirement for video service providers in the years to come.
So every so often we see stories like this one, and the topic is reinvigorated.
Was this “fraud” made possible through the lax controls? The federal authorities have not determined this. But be sure that vendors don’t want the negative publicity that comes with being the unknowing facilitator. Count MVaaS vendors among them.
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