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 |