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        Level 1 compliance                                      Level 2, 3 and 4 requirements include:

        The four levels of PCI compliance are usually based on     •  Annual PCI DSS-Self Assessment Questionnaire
        volume during a 12-month period. Level 1 applies to:          (SAQ). There are nine SAQ types.
           •  Businesses that process more than 6 million transac-  •  Quarterly network scans by ASVs.
              tions annually or                                    •  Attestation of compliance (AOC); all nine SAQs have
           •  Businesses that have experienced a data breach, or      corresponding AOC forms.
           •  Businesses  that  are  deemed  Level  1  by  any  card   For further details on Levels 1 through 4 and their
              brand                                             requirements, visit the PCI Security Standards website at
        Level 1 requirements include:                           www.pcisecuritystandards.org. PCI compliance is a process
          •  Annual report on compliance by a Qualified Secu-   involving continuous effort, not a once a year occurrence.
                                                                And as your business/portfolio grows, so will your
             rity Assessor (QSA), which requires an on-site assess-  compliance needs. Being vigilant about this will provide
             ment.                                              you with confidence to keep your business on track and
          •  Quarterly network scans by Approved Scan Vendors   fraudsters away. Do not take the path of least resistance.
             (ASV)
          •  Attestation of compliance (AOC) for on-site assess-
             ments.                                             Nicholas Cucci is the co-founder and COO of Fluid Pay LLC and former
        Levels 2, 3 and 4 compliance                            director of marketing for NMI. Cucci is also a graduate of Benedictine
                                                                University and a member of the Advisory Board and Anti-Fraud
        Simply summarized, Level 2 applies to organizations that   Technology Committee for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
        process between 1 and 6 million transactions annually;   Fluid Pay LLC. is the first 100 percent cloud-based Level 1 PCI payment
        Level 3 applies organizations that process between 20,000   gateway processing transactions anywhere in the world. Contact Nick
        and  1  million  total  transactions  annually;  and  Level  4   at nick@fluidpay.com.
        applies to organizations that process fewer than 20,000
        transactions annually.












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