Society of Payment Security Professionals - Compliance Demystified

Society going global

Even though we have already trained thousands of merchants, acquiring banks, and service providers in many countries around the world, we have not yet trained these groups in Africa - until now.

The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) is both attending and presenting an educational PCI conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.  This event will be 27 January 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The Society will expand the current educational, training, association and certification opportunities to participants from South Africa.

I met a friend last year who attended one of the PCI training sessions we put on in Prague.  He said, “this is the kind of training we need in South Africa.”  That conversation and many other fortunate events have brought the Society to ZA.  I’m excited about this event because over the past year Africa has put itself on the map as a place for more secure payments.  In addition to South Africa, merchants and banks from other countries have become interested in the Payment Card Industry.  These countries include: Egypt, Algeria, and even Rwanda.

Also, the Society will also be keynoting the ITWeb Security Summit in Johannesburg on 26-28 May 2008.

(In addition to these international events, the Society is also presenting at a number of conferences based in the USA.)