Discovering Visa’s security requirements
‘To an extent, the bank handling your merchant account is in the driver’s seat. For Visa to OK the change you are submitting, there are certain requirements that must be met. Look at the documents - available from Visa’s security Web site - that your bank should have provided to you. For lower level processing volumes, the requirements aren’t too bad. Most of what they are looking for should be a part of your network security procedures.
One thing that may be optional, depending on the volume of transactions, is a periodic scan of your network by a certified third party testing vendor approved by Visa. The more conservative your bank, the more likely they are to require that this be done, even though Visa itself doesn’t require it.,,,’
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