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PCI DSS for mobile apps

What is PCI DSS, and how does it apply to mobile?

PCI DSS (the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is the set of rules for organisations that handle payment-card data. When an app stores, processes or transmits card data, the way it does so on the device and over the network falls within scope.

For mobile, the risk that matters is local: card data cached on the device, a payment-gateway key reachable in the binary, or traffic that is not properly protected.

How Mobexa helps

Mobexa tests the build for the exposures PCI DSS exists to prevent, such as sensitive data stored in clear, hardcoded keys and weak transport, and produces traceable evidence that maps each finding to the control behind it. That evidence supports a payment-security review rather than replacing the formal assessment.

Common questions

Does a mobile app need to be PCI DSS compliant?
If the app stores, processes or transmits payment-card data, that handling is in scope for PCI DSS. The exact requirements depend on how the app touches card data.
Can a scan make my app PCI compliant?
No tool makes an app compliant on its own. Mobexa finds the technical exposures and produces evidence mapped to controls, which supports the assessment your assessor performs.

Mobexa maps every finding on your Android and iOS builds to PCI DSS (mobile) and the other standards an auditor recognises.

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