Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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PCI DSS – Level 4

PCI DSS – Level 4 applies to merchants that process less than 20,000 card transactions per year. At this level, merchants are required to adhere to level 4 grade protocols, and the business should not have encountered cyber attacks that compromised card holder’s data.

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