What is the AIS Program?
The Account Information Security (AIS) Program was introduced by Visa for Latin America and the Caribbean in the year 2000. The program establishes that all Issuers, Acquirers, Agents, Merchants, and service providers storing, processing or transmitting cardholder and transaction information are required to comply with PCI Data Information Security Standards. In summary, the AIS Program provides: • Information Security Standards • Criteria to validate compliance • Guides and help tools Security Standards The security standards used by the AIS Program are the result of a collaborative effort among all the institutions that are part of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (often referred to as PCI Council). These standards were developed with the objective of establishing common security requirements for the industry. These standards are known as “Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards.
