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BigCommerce and PCI DSS: Ensuring B2B Payment Data Security

As businesses become more technology-dependent, cybersecurity standards such as PCI DSS are becoming increasingly important to ensure the security of payment data in B2B transactions. One of the most widely used eCommerce payment processing platforms is BigCommerce, which is PCI DSS compliant to protect businesses from data breaches and other cyber threats.

But what is PCI DSS? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an industry standard for protecting data related to credit card transactions. It consists of 12 basic requirements that companies must meet. These range from encryption of cardholder data to regular audits of information security systems. The purpose of PCI DSS is to ensure that companies store, process, and transmit payment card information securely.

BigCommerce is fully PCI DSS compliant, and its payment solutions such as PayPal and Stripe are also PCI DSS compliant. BigCommerce also meets the Payment Card Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) requirements for secure payments. The BigCommerce platform also offers features such as tokenized payments, two-factor authentication, and encryption of all online payment data that keep payment data safe in B2B transactions.

BigCommerce has several measures in place to ensure the security of your payment information. This includes standards and features such as support for HTTPS and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for secure communication between the client browser and the website server, as well as other measures such as geolocation fraud prevention, password requirements, customer service improvements, and PCI Level 1 compliance. There are also several other features designed to increase the security of B2B transactions. For example, BigCommerce offers a secure checkout feature that allows customers to pay with a one-time or personalized token, eliminating the need to re-enter payment information on subsequent purchases. Additionally, BigCommerce supports 3D Secure 2.0, an improved version of 3D Secure.

To summarize, BigCommerce is PCI DSS compliant to ensure payment data security in B2B transactions. BigCommerce uses a number of additional features such as tokenized payments, two-factor authentication, and payment data encryption, as well as other measures such as geolocation fraud prevention to secure and protect your payment information.

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