MasterCard to assist in PCI DSS compliance

MasterCard Worldwide will help selected merchants across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) by contracting AmbironTrustWave Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of AmbironTrustWave, to offer free, comprehensive compliance validation services.

In accordance with the MasterCard Site Data Protection (SDP) program, all merchants that accept cards for payments are required to comply with PCI DSS. 

By participating, merchants will have the tools to enable them to meet their obligations for validation under the MasterCard SDP program.