Sysnet Global Solutions' Clients Upgrade to ComplianceMaker 3.0

DUBLIN, ATLANTA and SALT LAKE CITY, December 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Sysnet Global Solutions today announced the release of ComplianceMaker 3.0 supporting the latest payment card industry standard. ComplianceMaker is delivered as a fully white-labeled compliance management solution that enables acquiring organisations to manage the compliance progress of their merchant portfolio and to automatically generate card scheme reports in the exact format in which they are required. ComplianceMaker 3.0 enables certification against PCI DSS v3.0 (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard v3.0).

"A significant number of Sysnet's clients have already been successfully upgraded to ComplianceMaker 3.0 and the vast majority will be upgraded before the January 2015 dead-line." Commented Paul Prior, Chief Product Officer at Sysnet Global Solutions, "this is a significant achievement for the business, a real plus for our clients. ComplianceMaker 3.0 is in-line with Sysnet's direction and strategy, to be the premier global provider of customer engagement and retention solutions in the payments industry. The support of the latest PCI DSS specifications is a mandatory requirement in 2015, and therefore this release enables the industry's acquirers to make this possible within the Merchant community."

"We are very pleased with our ComplianceMaker 3.0 upgrade" commented Helen Irwin, Compliance Manager at AIB Merchant Services, "From January 1^st 2015 our merchants will be able to certify to the latest PCI DSS v3.0 specification, which will continue tohelp them in their efforts to protect their businesses against the negative consequences of a data breach."

ComplianceMaker 3.0:

• Enables acquiring organisations to ensure their merchants are compliant to the latest version of the PCI DSS v3.0 standard;
• Has already been deployed into a number of Sysnet's major clients, with further updated and rollouts planned before the end of the year;
• Is part of Sysnet.air, Sysnet's compliance management and merchant intelligence solution for the management of the compliance process and the provision of additional value-added services; and,
• Provides a platform for the delivery of complimentary product functionality to ComplianceMaker, due to be released during 2015.

PCI DSS is a set of comprehensive requirements developed by the founding payment brands of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) for enhancing the security of payment account data, transactions and payment systems. The PCI SSC operates to a three year development lifecycle for its Payment Card Security Standards. The new versions of the PCI DSS and PA DSS were published in November 2013 and became active in January of this year. From January 2015, organisations will no longer be able to report using PCI DSS v2.0 and will be required to attest compliance with PCI DSS v3.0.

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About Sysnet Global Solutions 

Established in 1989, Sysnet Global Solutions provides payment card industry compliance services, specializing in PCI DSS compliance validation and merchant retention solutions for acquiring organizations. Sysnet offers a range of services, including its award-winning, proprietary, compliance management and merchant intelligence solution Sysnet.air^®, to a wide variety of businesses including acquirers, ISOs, international banks, payment service providers and merchants. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Sysnet has clients in more than 40 countries worldwide.

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