Bangalore, India – March 12, 2026 : The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and SISA have announced today that SISA is now a PCI recognized laboratory approved to conduct security evaluations of payment acceptance devices and solutions.

PCI recognized laboratories are recognized by PCI SSC to perform security evaluations of payment acceptance devices using the PCI PTS Standards (Hardware Security Module (HSM) and Point of Interaction (POI)). Some are additionally recognized to perform evaluations using the PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) Standard, PCI Software-based PIN-entry on COTS (SPoC) Standard, PCI Contactless Payments on COTS (CPoC) Standard and/or PCI 3DS Software Development Kits (SDK) Standard for payment solutions.

SISA now joins a select group of labs globally that test and validate that payment devices and solutions meet the requirements for protecting cardholder data. With this recognition, SISA becomes India’s first PCI-recognized laboratory authorized to perform full security evaluations under the PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) Standard. This recognition enables SISA to support SoftPOS and mobile payment solution providers in achieving formal security validation and listing of their MPoC-enabled payment applications operating on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) smartphones and tablets. As Tap-to-Phone and mobile-based payment acceptance continue to grow globally, SISA’s MPoC evaluation capabilities will help organizations ensure that mobile payment solutions meet the rigorous security controls required to protect sensitive cardholder data and maintain trust across the payment ecosystem.

In addition to its MPoC evaluation capabilities, SISA is listed by the PCI Security Standards Council across several key PCI programs, including as Qualified Security Assessors to the PCI DSS Standard, PCI Secure Software

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