Bottom Line Up Front If you run a community on Circle.so and you just received a PCI compliance questionnaire from your payment processor, take a breath — Circle.so PCI compliance is almost certainly simpler than it looks. Circle handles your membership payments through integrated processors (typically Stripe), which means the heaviest lifting of protecting card … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run a membership business on Memberful and you just got a PCI compliance questionnaire from your payment processor, take a breath. Memberful PCI compliance is almost certainly far simpler than the intimidating paperwork makes it look. Here’s the short version: Memberful doesn’t process payments itself — it connects to … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run an acupuncture clinic and accept credit cards, PCI compliance applies to you — regardless of how small your practice is or how few patients you see in a week. The good news: most acupuncture clinics fall into the simplest validation categories (SAQ A, SAQ B-IP, or SAQ P2PE), … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run a tanning salon, tanning salon PCI compliance is probably more manageable than you fear — but only if you’ve set up your payment environment the right way. Most tanning salons accept cards in person at a front-desk POS and run recurring monthly memberships, and that recurring billing is … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run a screen printing shop, your PCI compliance obligations are shaped by how you take payment far more than by what you print. Most screen printing businesses take a mix of in-person card swipes (custom orders, walk-in pickups), e-commerce sales through an online store, and a surprising number of … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run a tailor shop — whether it’s a single bespoke menswear studio, a busy alterations counter, or a multi-location custom clothing business — tailor PCI compliance is almost certainly simpler than you fear. Most tailor shops accept payment through a card terminal at the counter, maybe take a deposit … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run a print shop, PCI compliance is almost certainly simpler than you fear — but only if you’ve set up your payment environment correctly. Most print shops take in-store payments through countertop terminals, accept online orders through a web storefront, and handle a fair number of phone orders for … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run an appliance store, your appliance store PCI obligations are very real — and bigger transactions don’t get a pass. Selling a $3,000 refrigerator or a full kitchen suite means you’re handling high-dollar card-present and card-not-present payments, often with delivery deposits, financing arrangements, and phone orders mixed in. The … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run a mattress store, PCI compliance is more manageable than you fear — but only if you understand where your payment data actually flows. Most single- and multi-location mattress retailers fall under SAQ B-IP (standalone IP-connected terminals) or SAQ A / A-EP (for e-commerce sales), and the good news … Read more
Bottom Line Up Front If you run an eyewear store, PCI compliance is almost certainly simpler than you fear — but the one thing most eyewear retailers get wrong is treating cardholder data and patient data as the same problem. Many eyewear businesses operate alongside an optometry practice, which means HIPAA and PCI DSS both … Read more