The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a required set of standards for optimizing the security of payment card transactions. A payment card is any credit, debit or prepaid card used in a financial transaction. Th eCPI DSS was developed by the PCI Security Standards Council, an organization founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard and Visa Inc. The standard applies to all organizations that process cardholder information. As such an organization, the City of Imperial's compliance with PCI DSS is mandatory.

By Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) requirements, the City of Imperial, Department of Information Technology "PCI Compliance Services" has established a formal set of policies and supporting procedures. Please access here the full PCI DSS Compliance Policies and Procedures document.