PCI Mobile Payment Acceptance Security Guidelines
PCI is the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, the group responsible for the security of payments online or otherwise, which was set up by the credit card industry in 2006. The focus of this list is, not surprisingly, on the safety of credit card payments on mobile devices. Nothing is Android specific and could just as well apply to iOS or Windows phones.
It’s important to note that PCI’s Mobile Payment Acceptance Security Guidelines are guidelines and as yet are not mandatory, so if you fail to meet these guidelines there are no obvious fines. The list, published in September 2012, is as follows:
1. Prevent account data from being intercepted when entered into a mobile device.
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