VikingCloud named to PCI council assessor roundtable for fifth straight term

By Atlas Watchline Staff · Corporate · August 13, 2026

VikingCloud said it was selected for the PCI Security Standards Council’s Global Executive Assessor Roundtable for 2026–2028, extending its run on the group to five consecutive terms.

VikingCloud said it has been selected to join the PCI Security Standards Council’s Global Executive Assessor Roundtable for the 2026–2028 term, extending its run on the group to five consecutive terms.

The company said the roundtable helps inform the evolution of PCI security standards and programs that affect payment data protection worldwide. VikingCloud said it has held a seat since the roundtable was established in 2018.

In its release, VikingCloud described itself as a cybersecurity and compliance partner trusted by more than 4 million business locations in 70-plus countries. It said its perspective on the roundtable reflects experience from large enterprise assessments and millions of small merchants.

The company also said it helped develop the standards that became PCI DSS more than two decades ago. PCI DSS is the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, a set of rules used to help protect payment card data.

Michael Aminzade, VikingCloud’s vice president of compliance and risk services, said the next two years will reshape payments more than any period since the standards were created. He pointed to artificial intelligence, tokenization and quantum computing as forces that raise questions about whether businesses can keep operating through change.

PCI Security Standards Council Executive Director Gina Gobeyn said GEAR brings together experienced industry leaders to help guide the continued evolution of PCI security standards and programs. She said PCI SSC looks forward to working with VikingCloud to help organizations protect payment data around the world.

The release said GEAR is one of 33 organizations selected to work with PCI SSC on securing payment data globally. It also said GEAR members will meet in Vancouver on Sept. 14, the day before the 2026 North America Community Meeting begins.

VikingCloud said the new term runs from 2026 through 2028. The company’s announcement was published Aug. 13, 2026.

Sources

• PR Newswire release: “VikingCloud selected to join Global Executive Assessor Roundtable for fifth consecutive term”

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