Payment card security awareness for people who take, handle or support card payments.
Online and self-paced, in English and Spanish
Real-world scenarios with quizzes and a certificate on completion
Simple and classic learning style with text and auto audio narrationAI
$11.95 per course credit, no subscription
Who it's for
Employees who take, handle or support card payments for any business that accepts cards.
The rules
The PCI Data Security Standard is an industry standard enforced through card contracts, not a law. Its security awareness requirement (Requirement 12.6) asks for training when people join and at least every 12 months.
Training when people join and at least every 12 months
Never keep sensitive authentication data after authorization
Know your approved procedures for card data
The PCI Security Standards Council has not approved or certified this course.
The course
The course is built in modules, each with short lessons, real-world scenarios and quizzes. Here is what each module is for.
Module 1
Payment card security starts with recognizing why everyday choices matter. Build your basic awareness here before practicing decisions in the modules that follow later.
Module 2
Put introductory learning into action through realistic workplace situations, using payment card security principles to evaluate everyday choices rather than relying on familiar habits.
Module 3
As situations become less straightforward, examine your assumptions and practice choosing a response. The emphasis shifts from routine awareness to judgment under greater uncertainty.
Module 4
Finish by connecting your earlier decisions to continued workplace awareness, checking whether you can recognize a payment card security concern and respond with purpose.
Your role
Training is one part of a program. These are the parts only your organization can supply.
Questions from learners. PixelPupil does not provide trainers. Your organization names its own trainer or HR contact in PixelPupil, and learners use Ask the Trainer inside the course. The answer comes by email, and answers are expected within two business days.
One credit unlocks this course for one person. Assign it to any employee from your dashboard, any time.
Available in English and Spanish
No subscription, no renewal: buy only what you need
Certificate issued on completion
Questions
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Employees who take, handle or support card payments for any business that accepts cards.
The course has about 32 min of narrated lessons, plus scenario quizzes and module assessments. It is self-paced and keeps your place if you stop and come back.
Yes. Every PixelPupil course is available in English and in Spanish, with Spanish narration (the Spanish title is Concientización sobre la Seguridad de las Tarjetas de Pago (PCI DSS) para Empleados).
No course can do that on its own. This is general training based on the rules described on this page. It is not approved or endorsed by any government agency, and the certificate is a record that the person completed the course. Your organization still provides its own policies, procedures and records, and you should check the rules that apply to you with your own advisor.
$11.95 per course credit. One credit gives one person access to one course, and you can assign it to anyone from your dashboard. There is no subscription.
PixelPupil does not provide trainers. Your organization names its own trainer or HR contact in PixelPupil, and learners use Ask the Trainer inside the course. Answers come by email, and are expected within two business days.
Keep going
General training information, not legal advice. PixelPupil courses are not approved or endorsed by any government agency and do not by themselves make an organization compliant. The certificate is a record of completion. Rules change, so check the rules that apply to your organization with your own advisor.
Page updated October 2026.
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