Rather than representing a single certification milestone, SPARK’s PCI stack combines long-standing accreditations with renewals and expanded scope, reinforcing its position as a top-tier infrastructure platform for regulated, multi-market payment environments.
All certifications are independently validated by ControlCase, a US-based global provider of cybersecurity certification and continuous compliance services.
Comprehensive PCI coverage across the payment lifecycle
SPARK maintains a cohesive set of PCI certifications spanning critical layers of the payment ecosystem:
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PCI SSF SSLC – Secure Software Lifecycle Certification
Certified at the organizational level, governing how SPARK solutions are designed, developed, tested, and maintained across all products and markets. -
PCI DSS – Data Security Standard
Covering secured production and operational environments where transactions are processed, transmitted, or stored. -
PCI SSF SSS – POS Face-to-Face / POI
Certifying secure payment acceptance software embedded in POS and POI environments, aligned with EMV (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) standards and scheme requirements. -
PCI SSF SSS – Payment Switch
Certifying SPARK’s transaction processing and switching layer. -
PCI PIN – PIN Security Requirements
Securing PIN handling and cryptographic operations across acceptance and acquiring environments.
Together, these certifications demonstrate platform-wide compliance across issuing, acceptance, acquiring, and switching, supported by continuous renewals and governance.
With this stack of globally recognized and continuously renewed PCI certifications, MS Solutions Group confirms its position as a long-standing payment infrastructure partner for banks, regulators, and PSPs operating in highly regulated multi-market environments.
Security, compliance, and resilience are not additional features of SPARK; they are structural attributes of the platform, embedded by design to support sustainable scale across complex payment ecosystems.
