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Strengthening Payment Security Leadership: LRQA Selected for PCI SSC GEAR

We are pleased to announce that LRQA has once again been selected to take part in the PCI SSC Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR) for 2026 - 2028.

This is a significant opportunity to strengthen collaboration across the industry and contribute practical, real-world insights from security assessments to influence and inform the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and wider organisations.  

GEAR serves as a direct channel between senior leadership of payment security assessors and PCI SSC leadership, enabling participants to share industry perspectives, discuss challenges and contribute to the ongoing development of payment security standards.  

Paul Cheung, Managing Principal Information Security Consultant, will represent LRQA at GEAR and commented on the announcement, saying: 

I'm truly honoured to be representing LRQA once again as a member of the PCI Security Standards Council's Global Executive Assessor Roundtable. Being part of GEAR has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I'm proud that LRQA continues to be recognised as a valued contributor to global payment security standards. 

I look forward to bringing our collective expertise and insights to this role once more, collaborating with fellow industry leaders and continuing to advocate for a safer, more secure world for businesses and consumers alike, wherever and however payments are made. 

About the PCI Security Standards Council

The PCI SSC leads a global, cross-industry effort to increase payment security by providing industry-driven, flexible, and effective data security standards and programs that help businesses detect, mitigate, and prevent cyberattacks and breaches. 

To read the full press release from PCI SSC, click here