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Gartner to Visa, MasterCard: Play fair

Oft-quoted Gartner analyst Avivah Litan weighs in on the intriguingly gentle treatment of Sam’s Club by Visa and MasterCard:


Recommendations
[…]
* MasterCard and Visa: Show far greater transparency in enforcing PCI standards. There is still too much confusion about the standard and how to comply with it — confusion that is increased by seemingly unequal treatment of different types of retailers, such as Sam’s Club, and processors, such as CardSystems.

An excellent point, well worth repeating.

One comment on "Gartner to Visa, MasterCard: Play fair"

  • Tom Maddox says:

    Adam,
    Hello, glad to see you’re still in the game, so to speak. Take a look at the blog I’m doing if you want. I’d love to hear from you.
    Tom

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