Loading...
Loading...

Stay focused on your business while CSG Payments helps you navigate the Payments Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) with confidence and control.

PCI standards exist to protect cardholder data every time a customer pays you with a credit or debit card. This is a worldwide requirement backed by all major card brands, not just a recommendation or an optional best practice. In short, PCI is about protecting your customers’ payment data and shielding your business from avoidable risk.
In 2006, the major card brands (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, and JCB) formed the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to create globally applicable PCI DSS. If you store, process, or transmit cardholder data, PCI DSS applies to you—no matter your size, industry, or location.
If you accept card payments in person, online, or by phone.
If you use a payment terminal, virtual terminal, POS system, or e-commerce site.
If you rely on recurring billing or stored account information.
CSG Payments is a PCI DSS Level 1 service provider, offering secure payment solutions and programs that support your compliance efforts without changing the core requirements you must meet.
Here are three paths to achieve PCI-DSS compliance:
CSG Forte offers an optional PCI-DSS Compliance Program designed to simplify how merchants validate compliance. Through partnerships with a primary and secondary PCI vendor—each serving as both an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) and a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)—the program provides easy-to-use, low-cost tools for small and medium businesses.
For a monthly fee of $7.99, which appears on your regular invoice, participating merchants receive:
Breach insurance and remediation services
Online instruction and assistance with registration and completion of the required PCI online questionnaire (validated annually)
Individualized responses to questions related to completing that questionnaire
Notification of PCI compliant status
Ongoing monthly vulnerability scans of your systems
To participate in the CSG Forte PCI-DSS Compliance Program, fill out this form or contact CSG Forte customer service for current enrollment information.

Choosing not to address PCI compliance doesn’t make the risk go away. In fact, it moves more risk onto your business.
The PCI council itself doesn’t police compliance, but the payment brands and acquiring banks do through their own programs and deadlines.
Potential consequences of non-compliance include:
Brand and financial damage after PCI data is compromised.
Fines from card brands to your acquiring bank.
Increased bank transaction fees, fines, or even having your merchant account terminated.

For many merchants, especially smaller organizations, PCI DSS can feel confusing or burdensome at first. But it gives you an actionable framework for:
Preventing security incidents
Detecting suspicious activity
Responding effectively to problems
Done right, PCI compliance helps you:
Protect customers’ payment information and keep their trust
Reduce the chance and impact of a data compromise
Avoid long-term financial and reputational damage to your business
You’ve worked hard to build your business. PCI compliance is one of the most effective ways to secure your customers’ card data and your long-term success.
Let CSG Forte help you simplify PCI compliance and strengthen your overall security posture.
Even if you never store cardholder data, it can still be stolen during transmission or manual entry. PCI standards are designed to close those gaps, not just protect databases.
CSG Forte operates as a PCI DSS Level 1 service provider and also maintains ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, HIPAA-aligned controls, and Nacha Preferred Partner status—so you’re working with a partner built for regulated environments.
Your customers trust you with their payment information.
PCI compliance is how you repay that trust and protect the business you’ve built.
If you are interested in taking advantage of CSG Forte’s PCI DSS Compliance Program, please click on the following link to complete the Aperia Enrollment Form, or contact our Customer Service, Monday – Friday 7AM to 7 PM at 866.290.5400 (Option 2) or email pci@forte.net.
