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Last Chance: Register for the 2026 PCI SSC North America Community Meeting
This is your last chance to register for the PCI SSC North America Community Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 15-17! The agenda is packed with exciting speakers, engaging keynotes, networking opportunities, industry updates, and insights on best practices and strategies. This three‑day Community Meeting brings together our global community for connection, insight, and celebration as we mark the Council’s 20th Anniversary.

Don't miss out, registration closes soon!

The conversations that shape payment security happen at our Community Meetings. Join the conversations in Vancouver, Edinburgh or Kuala Lumpur!

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Coffee with the Council Podcast: Celebrating 20 Years of Securing Payment Data
In this episode of Coffee with the Council, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the PCI Security Standards Council. When the Council was created in 2006, the goal was to create a forum for the ongoing development, enhancement, and implementation of security standards for account data protection. Since then, the Council has not only achieved that goal but also created a space for industry leaders to come together and shape the direction of the industry.

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The Quantum Leap: Preparing for Post Quantum Cryptography Featuring Futurex
Welcome to the PCI Security Standards Council’s blog series, The Quantum Leap: Preparing for Post Quantum Cryptography. This special, ongoing feature of our PCI Perspectives blog offers a resource for payment security industry stakeholders to share information about how they are taking steps to ensure their systems are crypto-agile into the future.

In this edition of The Quantum Leap, Futurex Vice President, Global and Strategic Alliances, Adam Cason, offers insight into how his company is preparing for migration to post-quantum cryptography, the challenges our industry faces, and advice for maintaining strong cryptography practices to protect the future of payment security.

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The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security
Have you seen the PCI Security Standards Council’s blog series, The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security? This special, ongoing feature of our PCI Perspectives blog offers a resource for payment security industry stakeholders to exchange information about how they are adopting and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their organizations.

Catch up on our latest blog post on the AI Exchange:

The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security Featuring GM Sectec

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Meet This Year’s Europe Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Ken Hughes
In this episode of Coffee with the Council, we bring you a preview of our 2026 Europe Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Ken Hughes. Ken is a leading consumer and cyber behavioralist known for his dynamic high-energy presentations and his ability to translate complex ideas about technology, behavior, and trust into powerful insights for global audiences.

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> Register for the Europe Community Meeting

Meet This Year’s Asia-Pacific Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, CJ Meadows
In this episode of Coffee with the Council, we bring you a preview of our 2026 Asia-Pacific Community Meeting keynote speaker, Dr. CJ Meadows. CJ is a globally recognized innovation and leadership expert whose work explores the intersection of emerging technology, creativity, and human behavior. She's known for her dynamic, research-driven approach and her ability to translate complex ideas about AI, design, and transformation into practical insights for organizations around the world.

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> Register for the Asia-Pacific Community Meeting

Meet This Year’s North America Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Sharon Gai
In this episode of Coffee with the Council, we will hear a sneak peek interview with PCI SSC's 2026 North America Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Sharon Gai. Sharon is a global expert in e-commerce, digital strategy, and cross-cultural innovation. After nearly a decade at Alibaba, where she guided international brands through China's dynamic digital marketplace, she now advises organizations across North America and beyond on innovation, AI adoption, and building resilient strategies in an evolving economy.

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> Register for the North America Community Meeting

Advance Your Skills With PCI SSC Training
Whether you’re looking to deepen your own knowledge or elevate the skills of your entire team, our instructor-led courses offer direct access to the experts who shape PCI Security Standards. These sessions are designed to help you stay ahead of evolving requirements, sharpen your technical understanding, and build the confidence needed to support your organization’s compliance and security goals.

We offer in-person training around the globe. Don't miss your opportunity to take a training at a Community Meeting. Be sure to check out our full training class schedule.

Registration for all 2026 courses is limited, and classes are filling quickly!

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PCI SSC Announces 2026–2028 Global Executive Assessor Roundtable
Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced the 2026-2028 PCI SSC Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR). The Roundtable is an advisory board comprised of senior executives from PCI SSC assessor companies. The 2026-2028 GEAR consists of 33 organizations.

PCI SSC works with organizations around the world to help secure payment data, and trains and qualifies thousands of assessors each year that help ensure the correct adoption and implementation of the PCI security standards.

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Don't Miss Your Chance to Shape the Future of Payment Security
Mark your calendars and join us at a PCI SSC Community Meeting in 2026. You won't want to miss these exciting opportunities to learn about the latest updates and technologies in the payment industry, network with industry colleagues, visit the vendor showcase, ask questions, and provide feedback:

15-17 September: North America Community Meeting - Register
20-22 October: Europe Community Meeting - Register
11-12 November: Asia-Pacific Community Meeting - Register

Don't wait to register: if you want to attend a workshop at the Community Meeting, register soon. Workshop spaces are limited and filling quickly.

The conversations shaping the future of payment security happen at the PCI SSC Community Meetings. Don't miss being a part of these critical conversations.

> Register for the North America Community Meeting
> Register for the Europe Community Meeting
> Register for the Asia-Pacific Community Meeting

Grow Your Involvement with PCI SSC as a Participating Organization
Shape the future of payment security by becoming a Participating Organization. We offer three levels of participation to choose from: Principal, Associate and Individual. Participation in the PCI Security Standards Council is open globally to those afﬁliated with the payment card industry, including merchants, banks, processors, hardware and software developers, and point-of-sale vendors.

Some Associate Level Benefits Include:

Complimentary tickets to our Community Meetings
Exclusive webcast access
Training discounts
And more!

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Take a Look Back at 20 Years of PCI SSC
In celebration of PCI SSC’s 20th anniversary, we’re inviting our community to share a favorite PCI SSC Memory! This could be a meaningful moment, a lasting collaboration, or an unforgettable experience from your time as part of the PCI SSC community over the past 20 years. Select submissions may be featured on the PCI SSC website or highlighted at a future PCI SSC event.

Take a peek at the memories in the gallery and submit yours soon!

> Submit a memory here

See the PCI SSC Team Speak at an Event Near You
The team at PCI SSC travels the globe to speak at industry events. Check out our upcoming speaking engagements around the world:

Upcoming speaking engagements:

24 September: Úna Dillon speaking at SISA Round Table – AI in Payments in London, England
25 September: Junichi Tsuboi speaking at Payment Security Forum 2026 Fall by Payment Navi in Tokyo, Japan
29 September: Nitin Bhatnagar speaking at Payment Security Summit – Egypt in Cairo, Egypt
29-30 September: Yew Kuann Cheng speaking at Tech Week Singapore in Singapore

> View all events

Connect With Payment Security Leaders as a Sponsor or Exhibitor
Don’t miss your chance to join the excitement at this year’s highly anticipated PCI SSC Community Meetings in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Secure sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities to connect with payment security leaders, network with peers, and meet prospective customers—all while celebrating PCI SSC’s 20th anniversary with the global payments community.

Exhibitor spaces are sold out in Europe and almost sold out in North America and Asia-Pacific. If you are interested in being an exhibitor, reserve your booth now.

A Sample of Some of the Standout Sponsorship Opportunities:

PCI SSC Café (Available in North America & Europe)
Payment Pursuit
Coffee on Us
Workshop Sponsor
And more!

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Bring PCI SSC Training to Your Organization
PCI SSC has launched its Training Venue Host Program, creating a new way for organizations with suitable training facilities to support payment security education while bringing industry training directly to their teams. Through the program, organizations can apply to serve as volunteer training locations (“Hosts”) for PCI SSC training events. PCI SSC manages the planning, marketing, registration, and delivery of each class, while Host venues provide the training space and related amenities.

> Learn more on the blog

Corporate Group Training brings the PCI SSC experts to you to get your team trained together! We are pleased to offer all our PCI training programs in-person or via eLearning with remote exam for organizations wishing to train their teams remotely.

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