PCI Level

PCI Payment Card Industry - Levels explained

Credit card organizations have their own specific rules to assign PCI-levels to their merchants. If you want to be sure which PCI-level you are assigned to, please, contact your acquirer! They will be able to specify your actual PCI-level!

Sources for orientation:

PCI level Merchant Definition
Annual Transaction Level
Compliance Validation
Reporting Requirements
Level 1 6 million transactions annually across all channels, including e-commerce Annual onsite PCI Data Security Assessment and
Quarterly Network scans
Level 2 150,000 V/MC transactions annually across all channels, including e-commerce Annual Self-Assessment and 
Quarterly Network scans
Level 3 20,000 V/MC e-commerce transactions a year Annual Self-Assessment and 
Quarterly Network scans
Level 4 20,000 V/MC e-commerce transactions a year Annual Self-Assessment and 
Annual Network scans



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