Your Security Is Sterling’s Priority

Sterling has the highest security standards in the industry and its systems have never been breached.

Sterling Payment Technologies was one of the first card processors to be certified as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Security Data Standards (PCI DSS) — 12 requirements endorsed by the major card brands (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express) that establish common procedures and precautions for handling, processing, transmitting and storing card data.

Recently Sterling joined the PCI Security Standard as a participating organization. In that role, Sterling will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standards (DSS) so that they continue to help protect businesses against increasingly sophisticated attacks on systems.

Sterling Protects Cardholder Data Using:

State-of-the-art network protection — server firewalls and intrusion detection
Advanced encryption technologies, including 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
Physical and logical security
Audit logging
Password challenges
Strict privacy policies

Fraud Prevention Resources

Sterling is independently audited each year for PCI compliance standards. Sterling’s systems are extremely secure and have never been breached. Through its merchant portal (SNAP), Sterling maintains an online Security Center that provides documents, presentations, videos and web links about merchant security and PCI compliance updates. It’s simple, secure and free.

A Candid Look at PCI Compliance

Produced by the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA), this video provides a candid, real-life look at the facts about PCI compliance and the impact of card data compromise.