PCI DSS Compliance Software
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Narrate gives you everything you need to achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance — CDE scoping, requirement tracking, evidence management, and assessor-ready documentation.
What is PCI DSS?
PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a global security standard established by the PCI Security Standards Council to protect cardholder data. It defines 12 requirements across six control objectives covering network security, data protection, vulnerability management, access control, monitoring, and security policies. PCI DSS applies to any organisation that stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data.
How Narrate helps with PCI DSS
Common PCI DSS challenges
PCI DSS readiness trips up even experienced teams. Here's what slows people down.
Scope Complexity
Accurately defining your cardholder data environment and all connected systems is the foundation of PCI DSS — getting scope wrong undermines the entire assessment.
300+ Sub-Requirements
PCI DSS v4.0 contains over 300 individual requirements across 12 categories, each requiring specific evidence and documentation.
Continuous Compliance
PCI DSS requires ongoing evidence of control effectiveness, not just point-in-time compliance. Quarterly scans, annual assessments, and daily log reviews add up.
Third-Party Management
Service providers handling cardholder data must be assessed, monitored, and contractually bound to PCI DSS requirements.
Key capabilities for PCI DSS
Everything you need from CDE scoping through QSA assessment.
Requirement Tracking
All PCI DSS v4.0 requirements pre-loaded with per-requirement status tracking and gap analysis
CDE Scoping
Cardholder data environment documentation with data flow mapping and segmentation records
Evidence Vault
Central repository with AI analysis, confidence scoring, and QSA-ready export packs
Policy Templates
Pre-built security policies covering all 12 PCI DSS requirement areas
Risk Register
Risk identification and tracking with likelihood/impact scoring and treatment plans
Compliance Autopilot
Continuous monitoring for control drift, scan schedules, and assessment deadlines
Cross-standard mapping: PCI DSS shares significant control overlap with ISO 27001 and SOC 2. Narrate maps shared controls automatically — pursue multiple security frameworks without duplicating effort.
See it in action
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