Ascom MultiToll Solutions SAS, leading provider of toll collection systems world-wide, offers toll operators a PCI DSS compliant secured card treatment, integrated in its toll software solution MultiToll, to ensure safe processing of their card payments for toll collection and prevent credit card fraud, identity theft, hacking and various other security vulnerabilities and threats. This solution is in deployment phase on the MEL MultiToll system in operation on M6 TOLL motorway in the UK.

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a worldwide security standard, developed by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), which regroups major credit card companies like MasterCard, American Express, JBC International and Visa, to increase consumer confidence in using credit cards for electronic payment. All companies which store, process, or transmit payment cardholder data must be PCI DSS compliant to guarantee the confidentiality and integrity of customer information.

For safe toll lane payment and subscribers card management the Ascom MultiToll bank card transaction treatment modules, which can be easily adapted to each external bank interface, provide PAN and card holder data confidentiality,