Spotlight On: Checkout.com, a New Principal Participating Organization

Welcome
Checkout.com,
a
new


Principal
Participating
Organization
(PPO)
at
the
PCI
Security
Standards
Council!
In
this
special
spotlight
edition
of
our
PCI
Perspectives
Blog,
Colette
Hanley,
Vice
President
Technology
Risk
at
Checkout.com
introduces
us
to
her
company
and
how
they
are
helping
to
shape
the
future
of
payment
security. 

Tell
us
about
your
company.

Checkout.com
is
a
global
payments
solution
provider
that
helps
businesses,
and
their
communities
thrive
in
the
digital
economy.
Purpose-built
with
performance,
scalability
and
speed
in
mind,
our
modular
payments
platform
is
ideal
for
enterprise
businesses
looking
to
seamlessly
integrate
better
payment
solutions.
With
a
global
team
spread
across
19
offices
worldwide,
we
offer
innovative
solutions
that
flex
to
your
needs,
valuable
insights
that
help
you
get
smart
about
your
payments’
performance,
and
expertise
you
can
count
on
as
you
navigate
the
complexities
of
an
ever-shifting
world.

Why
did
your
company
decide
to
become
a
Principal
Participating
Organization?

Checkout.com
has
always
been
focused
on
delivering
outstanding
service
to
its
merchants,
and
a
strong
believer
in
doing
that
in
a
safe,
efficient,
and
secure
manner.
As
a
forward-thinking
business,
Checkout.com
believes
it
is
important
to
be
aware
and
involved
in
the
growth
and
development
of
standards
that
play
a
vital
role
in
ensuring
payment
is
processed
securely
for
any
type
of
business
operating
in
the
digital
economy.

Which
benefits
are
you
most
looking
forward
to
as
a
Principal
Participating
Organization?

We
look
forward
to
playing
our
part
in
shaping
the
future
of
card
payment
security
for
our
industry.

Why
is
it
important
for
companies
to
get
more
involved
with
the
PCI
Security
Standards
Council,
especially
at
the
Principal
Participating
Organization
level?

At
Checkout.com
we
believe
you
have
to
be
a
part
of
the
change
you
want
to
see;
we
are
a
company
that
fully
believes
that
you
lead
from
the
front,
and
the
best
way
to
evolve
and
drive
change
is
to
be
a
part
of
it.
Where
technology
develops
at
breakneck
speed,
having
solid
and
realistic
standards
in
place
to
regulate
the
security
of
payments
across
the
world
is
essential
for
the
success
of
any
business.

What
are
some
payment
security
topics
that
you’re
interested
in
collaborating
on?

Virtual
cards
and
PCI
DSS,
third-party
security
assurance,
token
and
tokenization
guidelines,
training
and
awareness,
secure
coding,
and
open-source
influence
in
PCI
compliance
standards
are
some
of
the
topics
we
look
forward
to
collaborating
on.

About Author

AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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