PCI readiness before the assessor arrives.
Acquirers, processors, and enterprise customers are asking for PCI evidence on their timeline, not yours. We confirm what is actually in scope and what still has to be fixed before a formal assessment begins.
- Confirmed scope and account-data flows across your environment.
- Prioritized control and evidence gaps against PCI DSS v4 requirements.
- A remediation plan and a clean assessor-handoff package.
Prefer to talk first? Book a readiness call.
Who this is for
- Fintechs and payment companies facing acquirer or partner PCI requirements.
- Merchants moving between SAQ types or into a Report on Compliance.
- Processors and issuers with PCI PIN or PCI 3DS obligations.
- Payment software providers evaluating PCI SSF applicability.
- Teams operating or considering P2PE solutions and components.
- Engineering leaders who need scope reduced before spending on remediation.
What you receive
- Scope and data-flow confirmation
- Documented account-data flows, system inventory, segmentation review, and a defensible scope boundary.
- Gap register
- Control-by-control findings against applicable PCI DSS v4 requirements, with the evidence each one needs.
- Evidence readiness
- A review of what you already have, what is missing, and how an assessor will expect it presented.
- Prioritized remediation plan
- Sequenced by risk, contractual pressure, and engineering effort, not by requirement number.
- Executive summary
- A short, plain read on posture, timeline, and cost drivers for leadership and customers.
- Assessor handoff
- An organized package so an independent qualified assessor can start without re-discovery.
How the engagement runs
- 01Scope
Working sessions on payment flows, systems, third parties, and applicable PCI standards.
- 02Assess
Control and evidence review against the requirements that actually apply to your environment.
- 03Plan
Prioritized remediation, evidence preparation, and handoff to an independent assessor when required.
Who you work with
Senior-led payment-security readiness informed by prior QSA and PCI PIN Security Assessor experience. Every engagement is delivered by a principal consultant, not staffed out to junior reviewers.
- Prior principal-level payment-security consulting at Trustwave.
- Prior application-security work at Amazon Web Services.
- PCI DSS v4 readiness as the primary offer, with PCI PIN, PCI 3DS, PCI SSF, and P2PE covered where applicable.
- Scope reduction addressed before remediation spend.
ControlSolid provides readiness, gap assessment, remediation, and evidence preparation. Independent qualified assessors perform official attestations and certifications. Prior QSA and PCI PIN Security Assessor experience refers to previous professional roles and does not represent currently active assessor credentials or an ability to issue official PCI validation.
Common questions
Can ControlSolid sign our Attestation of Compliance?
No. Official attestations and certifications are performed by independent qualified assessors. We prepare scope, controls, and evidence so that process is short and predictable.
Which PCI standards do you cover?
PCI DSS v4 readiness is the primary offer. PCI PIN, PCI 3DS, PCI SSF, and P2PE are covered where they apply to your environment or product.
How long does a readiness assessment take?
Most engagements run a few weeks, driven by environment size, the number of third parties, and how much evidence already exists.
We already have a QSA. Is readiness still useful?
Usually yes. Readiness work resolves scope questions and evidence gaps before assessor time is billed, which tends to reduce total cost and rework.
What do you need from us to start?
Payment flow descriptions, a system and third-party inventory, and access to whatever policy and evidence material already exists.
Find the PCI gaps while there is still time to fix them.
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