American Payment Systems joins forces with ControlScan for PCI compliance

American Payment Systems, an industry leader in credit card processing for traditional and Internet businesses, has partnered with ControlScan, a leading provider of Payment Card Industry compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small- to medium-sized merchants, to help its merchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council.

ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 compliance solution will be available online via a Web-based merchant portal called myControlScan.com, which provides merchants with the leading tools and support necessary to analyze, remediate and validate PCI compliance.

Jethro Felton, executive vice president of sales and business development, said: "By utilizing ControlScan's PCI 1-2-3 compliance solution as part of their overall offering, American Payment Systems will help their merchant community become secure, thereby ensuring that they meet all private and public regulatory requirements for protecting cardholder data."