PCI Finally Addresses Vending Machines, Phones And Kiosks That Take Cards. For Retailers, Though, It’s Still Tricky
Written by Evan SchumanOctober 19th, 2011
The PCI Council has updated its PIN Transaction Security (PTS) rules to include newer types of card-accepting systems, including mobile, kiosks and vending machines, but left vague are many of the most practical retail issues. The new PTS version 3.1 is aimed at device manufacturers. Given that retail shops need to be populated with compliant devices, though, how much time will device makers have to make upgrades? How long will existing systems be given a pass?
The guidelines, which are generally filled with commonsense security restrictions, offer nothing about timing, schedules or when retailers can—or should—include the new requirements in RFPs. The closest the guidelines get to referencing existing hardware is a brief comment that such components can be reused in newly approved systems. It does, however, detail fees.
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October 20th, 2011 at 11:58 am
PCI’s timing is perfect. They release their PIN guidlines for kiosks approximately two weeks after the Durbin Amendment killed the small ticket purchase rates. I know, this guildline is not kiosk specific, I just find the timing kind of amusing.