PCI Email Notifications

Aperia sends your merchants automated email notifications that direct them to their Aperia site to complete their PCI compliance (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard — the security requirements for organizations that handle cardholder data) activities. These notifications help you achieve a higher compliance rate across your merchant portfolio.

Notification Types

PCI Apply sends notifications for three key compliance milestones:

1. New merchant onboarding — Notifies newly enrolled merchants that they need to complete their initial PCI compliance requirements.
2. Network scan scheduling — Reminds already-compliant merchants to schedule a quarterly vulnerability scan (an automated check of internet-facing systems for security weaknesses).
3. Annual certification renewal — Alerts compliant merchants when it is time to complete their annual PCI recertification.

Merchant Workflow Paths

Aperia sends different notification sequences depending on how your merchants validate their compliance:

• Self-service merchants — Merchants who use PCI Apply can directly schedule scans and complete the certification process, receiving step-by-step notifications that guide them through each task.
• Documentation-based merchants — Merchants who submit external documentation attesting to their compliance receive notifications prompting them to upload and confirm their attestation records.