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PCI Council to Host Acquirer Forum at TRANSACT15Today the PCI (News - Alert) Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced it will convene acquirers and processors to collaborate on payment security solutions for the merchant community. The Acquirer Forum will take place on 2 April alongside TRANSACT15, the Electronic Transaction Association's (ETA) marquee global payment technology event in San Francisco. Acquirers, or members of financial institutions that process transactions paid for by payment cards, supply payment to the retailer and notify the card issuer of the debt incurred by the purchaser, are invited to attend the half-day meeting to discuss current payment security challenges, PCI initiatives, and opportunities for cross-industry collaboration. Guest speaker Special Agent In Charge Stuart J. Tryon from the U.S. Secret Service will provide insights on fraud trends and data breaches, and PCI Council staff will address topics including:
For more information and to register to attend the PCI Acquirer Forum, please visit: http://training.pcisecuritystandards.org/acquirer-forum. ETA and PCI have partnered to offer an exclusive PCI Participating Organization discount for first time TRANSACT15 attendees. For more information, please email: [email protected]. "Data breach and payments security are the two most important merchant issues today, and TRANSACT attendees now have one-stop access to information on new security technology," said ETA CEO Jason Oxman. "We are thrilled that hundreds of PCI Participating Organizations can access TRANSACT 15 thanks to this new partnership."
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