PCI Council Officially Swears Off Mobile Apps

The PCI Security Standards Council, as expected, has officially declared it will not sign off on any mobile application for quite some time. If it helps, the Council added that mobile “will be a key focus for the Council in 2011.” (Unfortunately, the PCI statement didn’t note how many key focuses the Council plans on having next year.) “Until such time that it has completed a comprehensive examination of the mobile communications device and mobile payment application landscape,” the statement said, “the Council will not approve or list mobile payment applications used by merchants to accept and process payment for …

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PCI Council Officially Swears Off Mobile Apps