The PCI Security Standards Council is the agency that sets the rules, standards for what is and what is not PCI compliant. When you have Elite Payment Processing of Fort Lauderdale setup your merchant account we will assist you in becoming familiar with PCI compliance issues so that you won't run into any problems with your merchant account.
The PCI Security Standards Council was founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa Inc. The purpose is to improve merchant account and credit card processing data security.