Visa Europe revealed important stats about the usage of Contactless Cards. Poland, Spain and the UK use this payment methd the most, with UK usage growing by 300% year over year.
Visa Europe revealed important stats about the usage of Contactless Cards. Poland, Spain and the UK use this payment methd the most, with UK usage growing by 300% year over year.
Since 2009, Advantio has been one of the most active and fastest growing QSA companies in the industry, among 387 QSA providers globally. Advantio is currently the most chosen Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) for the Payment Card Industry in Europe according to Visa’s Registry of Validated Service Providers and lists in the top 5 on MasterCard’s Global QSA register of Validated Service Providers for the Payment Card Industry. (August 2022). We regularly review Visa’s listing and calculate our total number of assessments per region (AP, Can, CEMEA, EU, Global, LAC, US) compared to our competitors and our comparative analysis shows that Advantio has provided more PCI assessments than any other assessor in Visa’s Europe region as of August 2022.
QSA Companies (QSACs) operate independently and are qualified, trained, and approved by the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) as entities that can assess and audit a company's adherence to the PCI Data Security Standards.
Advantio’s QSA Professionals (QSAPs) have assisted hundreds of Merchant, Service Provider, Issuer, and Acquirer types of organizations throughout every phase of their compliance journey since 2009. With respect to the Merchant and Service Provider classified organizations, Advantio possesses enviable expertise in multiple industry verticals, including but not limited to Hospitality & Leisure, Financial & Payment Services, Telecommunications, Government & Defense, Healthcare, Higher Education, Travel, Technology, Infrastructure, and Entertainment.
Achieving and maintaining PCI DSS compliance can be an overwhelming process and journey, and Advantio is here to help you navigate the maze of requirements as they apply to your business. With Advantio, you can achieve PCI DSS compliance in three easy steps, while enjoying our key promise: Delivering our services, always on time and on budget.
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The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) leads a global, cross-industry effort to increase payment security by providing industry-driven, flexible, and effective data security standards and programs that help businesses detect, mitigate and prevent cyberattacks and breaches.
Advantio has always strived to help businesses rethink their approach toward secure payments and cybersecurity. We specialize in providing advisory, audit, and consultancy services, sale, integration, and provisioning of products, managed services, and solutions in the areas of Information and Cyber Security, Risk, Governance, and Compliance with a specific focus on the Payment Card Industry.
Our industry certifications include but are not limited to PCI DSS, PA-DSS/SSF, PCI PIN, PCI 3DS, P2PE, PCI TSP, ASV, GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, and PSD2.
Advantio has also recently been re-selected as a member of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR) for a third consecutive term for the period 2022-2024. The Roundtable is an Executive Committee level advisory board comprised of senior executives from top-tier, global PCI SSC assessor companies with multi-standard capabilities, of which Advantio is one. It serves as a direct channel for communication between the senior leadership of payment security assessors and PCI SSC senior leadership and within which Advantio can offer insights and help to shape the payment card industry into the future.
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Their work should have not stopped there because achieving compliance is an occasional result that doesn't ensure a continual protection. |
Their work should have not stopped there because achieving compliance is an occasional result that doesn't ensure a continual protection. |
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I am the COO and Director of Professional Services at Advantio.
I have been at the forefront of the Payment Card Industry starting with PCI DSS version 1.0 in 2005. Since then I have executed hundreds of assessments, delivered numerous trainings and have been a keynote speaker at industry events across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and Africa empowering organizations to defend themselves against modern-day cyberattacks.
Certifications: CISSP / CISA / PCI-QSA
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