You may have seen that donations made through GiveSendGo are processed by a PCI Level 1–certified payment processor. But what does that actually mean—and why does it matter? We'll unpack that in this article.
PCI stands for Payment Card Industry. The PCI Security Standards Council sets strict rules for how payment information (like your credit or debit card number) is handled and protected online.
When a company says they’re PCI compliant, it means they’re following those rules.
There are four levels of PCI compliance, and Level 1 is the highest. It applies to organizations that process a high volume of payments and requires:
Annual audits by qualified security assessors
Routine vulnerability scans and penetration testing
Strict security policies and monitoring systems
In short: it's serious security, verified regularly.
When you donate through GiveSendGo, your payment is processed through a PCI Level 1–certified processor. That means:
Your card details are encrypted and never stored on our platform
Transactions meet the most rigorous industry standards
You're protected by the same protocols trusted by major global payment platforms
Translation: you can give confidently, knowing your payment is secure from start to finish.