Who are Invest In Art?

Invest in art ( www.investinart.net ) is an Internet shopping web site that sells high-quality limited edition fine art.

The site was recently audited by Security metrics and passed the PCI compliance tests.

The site was developed by Hayling Internet in 2005 and took approx one month to develop with sophisticated features to manage the stock and process orders. Invest In Art use HSBC online merchant accounting and HSBC require that PCI compliance is in place.

What’s PCI Compliance?

PCI compliance means customers can be assured the site processing their credit cards has implemented strict security guidelines.

PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and is a worldwide security standard assembled by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

The PCI security standards are technical and operational requirements that were created to help organizations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud, hacking and various other security vulnerabilities and threats. The standards apply to all organizations that store, process or transmit cardholder data – with guidance for software developers and manufacturers of applications and devices used in those transactions. A company processing, storing, or transmitting cardholder data must be PCI DSS compliant.

What this means for Merchants

You can rely on Hayling Internet web development services to provide you with a web site that uses the highest security standards. |f you don’t choose a company that can provide PCI compliant web sites you risk very heavy fines if things go wrong.

Further Reading

If you need further information on PCI compliance check out the following resources:

• Wikipedia PCI Compliance
• PCI Standards Compliance Council