Does my Pos Provider Handle Pci Compliance for Me?

While your POS provider plays a significant role in the security process, they do not handle PCI compliance entirely for you. Compliance is a shared responsibility.

Partnering with a compliant provider like The POS Brokers simplifies the process by providing integrated POS solutions that use tokenization and point-to-point encryption. These features reduce your cardholder data exposure and help lower the scope of your PCI assessment, but you must still fulfill specific obligations.

According to the requirements for PCI DSS 4.0, merchants are responsible for the following:

• Determining your merchant level: Identifying your level based on annual transaction volume (Level 1 through Level 4).
• Completing an annual Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ): Choosing and filling out the correct SAQ version (A, B, C, or D) based on your specific payment environment.
• Implementing security controls: Deploying firewalls, managing strict access controls, and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) for administrative access.
• Vulnerability scanning: Scheduling mandatory quarterly scans of internet-facing systems using an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV).
• Staff training: Conducting formal security awareness training for your team to identify threats like phishing.
• Maintaining evidence: Keeping records of your compliance documents, such as firewall logs and security policies, for at least one year.

• PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance: Complete Guide for 2026