October 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) Ezic, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance Internet payment solutions, has been recertified as a Level 1 Service Provider under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

PCI DSS originally began as five different programs from major credit card companies including Visa (CISP), MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. In 2004, these companies formed the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

Combining their individual policies, they released PCI DSS, a set of numerous industry-wide regulations and sub-requirements designed to protect sensitive cardholder information from being compromised. The program ensures the annual validation of merchants and service providers on both the issuing and acquiring side of the business that store, process, or transmit cardholder information.

Each year, Ezic undergoes a rigorous security assessment that covers all aspects of these policies and standards, including a complete audit and approval of information storage and transmission data to ensure the use of secure encryption methods.

"Ezic is committed to delivering secure Internet payment solutions that protect the privacy and integrity of all transaction data," says Fredrik Sjoholm, Ezic's Chief Technical Officer. "This designation, coupled with our advanced Fraud BarricadeTM and PCI Compliant Repeat Billing features, promotes our Resellers' financial longevity and offers them the confidence and assurance that their business portfolios will remain safe and secure."

For more information on PCI DSS, please visit https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org.

About Ezic
Ezic, Inc. has been the leader in high-performance digital payment solutions since 1999, and is the largest private-label gateway provider in the industry. Our payment-processing platform offers Resellers and merchants superior convenience, upscale features, continuous market-driven advanced product development, and complete multi-level security against fraud for all Internet-based transactions. For additional information, please visit www.ezic.com.