{"id":1852,"date":"2019-01-29T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=1852"},"modified":"2026-08-07T00:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:13:36","slug":"dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Payments Association representative joins PCI SSC Board of Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch Payments Association works with organisations involved in the security and accessibility of payments in order to serve the interests of its members as effectively as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the Dutch Payments Association is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeancardpaymentassociation.com\/\">European Card Payment Association <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> (ECPA) and chairs the ECPA Security Working Group (SWG). The ECPA consists of various domestic European card schemes and European payments associations. On behalf of its members, the ECPA represents their interests to organisations that shape the European and international card payments landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/knowledge-base\/standards-in-payments\/pci-ssc\/\">Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC)<\/a> leads a global, cross-industry effort to increase the security of card payments through industry-driven, flexible and effective data security standards and programmes that help businesses detect, mitigate and prevent cyberattacks and data breaches. The ECPA is a Strategic European Regional Member of PCI SSC, allowing the Dutch Payments Association to make its voice heard in this global organisation through the ECPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pci-board-of-advisors\">PCI Board of Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Board of Advisors is an advisory body made up of organisations from around the world. Participation allows these organisations to become involved in and influence the development of PCI\u2019s international security standards and programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-component=core\/image>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Oscar-Covers.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Oscar Covers, cybersecurity analyst at the Dutch Payments Association, wearing glasses and a dark blue suit with his arms folded.\" class=\"wp-image-1853\" style=\"width:219px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Oscar-Covers.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Oscar-Covers-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As chair of the ECPA SWG, Oscar Covers, cybersecurity analyst at the Dutch Payments Association, has been appointed as one of 29 Board members joining the PCI Security Standards Council in its work to secure payment data worldwide. As strategic partners, Board members contribute industry, geographical and technical insights to PCI SSC\u2019s plans and projects. \u201cThere is growing recognition in Europe that competing on security makes little sense. European banks and payment institutions are therefore working together more and more to make electronic payments safer and combat fraud. I find it valuable to be able to contribute to this work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lance J. Johnson, Executive Director of PCI SSC:<br><\/strong><em>\u201cThe Board of Advisors provides industry knowledge and perspectives that influence and shape the development of PCI security standards and programmes. We look forward to working with the ECPA, to its participation on our Board of Advisors and to its efforts to help organisations secure payment data worldwide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jeremy King, International Director at PCI SSC:<br><\/strong><em>\u201cWe need voices from every industry sector, country and region to help ensure that we provide the best standards and the best protection against today\u2019s cybercriminals. We are pleased to have the ECPA on the Board of Advisors to provide critical insights and help us build on the tremendous work already under way to increase payment security worldwide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity analyst Oscar Covers has been appointed to the PCI SSC Board of Advisors through the European Card Payment Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,20],"btv_subject_tax":[],"class_list":["post-1852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-association-news","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bestuurslid voor de Board of Advisors van PCI SSC - Dutch Payments Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Oscar Covers, cyber security analist bij De Betaalvereniging, is benoemd als een van de 29 bestuursleden van de Board of Advisors van PCI SSC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dutch Payments Association representative joins PCI SSC Board of Advisors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oscar Covers, cyber security analist bij De Betaalvereniging, is benoemd als een van de 29 bestuursleden van de Board of Advisors van PCI SSC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dutch Payments Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-29T21:10:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-06T22:13:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Oscar-Covers.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"434\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@NLbetalen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NLbetalen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/news\\\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/news\\\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Dutch Payments Association representative joins PCI SSC Board of Advisors\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-29T21:10:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-06T22:13:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/news\\\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":428,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/news\\\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/Oscar-Covers.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Association news\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/news\\\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\\\/en\\\/news\\\/dutch-payments-association-representative-joins-pci-ssc-board-advisors\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bestuurslid voor de Board of Advisors van PCI SSC - 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