Thread: PCI - What Level are you?

Just curious what level other people are and what provider they use.

I just got a notice from First Data that since I am using authorize.net I am Level 5 (highest level)

seems CRAZY and im looking more into it but what level are other people at?

Thanks

Visa defines their merchant levels as follows:

Level / Tier 1 Merchant Criteria Validation Requirements
1 Merchants processing over 6 million Visa transactions annually (all channels) or Global merchants identified as Level 1 by any Visa region 2
Annual Report on Compliance (“ROC”) by Qualified Security Assessor (“QSA”)
Quarterly network scan by Approved Scan Vendor (“ASV”)
Attestation of Compliance Form

2 Merchants processing 1 million to 6 million Visa transactions annually (all channels)
Annual Self-Assessment Questionnaire (“SAQ”)
Quarterly network scan by ASV
Attestation of Compliance Form

3 Merchants processing 20,000 to 1 million Visa e-commerce transactions annually
Annual SAQ
Quarterly network scan by ASV
Attestation of Compliance Form

4 Merchants processing less than 20,000 Visa e-commerce transactions annually and all other merchants processing up to 1 million Visa transactions annually
Annual SAQ recommended
Quarterly network scan by ASV if applicable
Compliance validation requirements set by acquirer


I don't see any definition for a Level 5 merchant.