The Coffee with the Council Podcast discusses how being a PCI SSC Participating Organization (PO) allows individuals and companies in the payments industry to collaborate with the Council, influencing the direction of PCI standards through feedback, guidance, and expertise. The PO program was redesigned in 2022 to offer different levels of participation - Principal, Associate, and Individual Participant - each providing various benefits such as exclusive sessions, training, and opportunities for Continuing Professional Education credits. The industry's positive response to the redesigned program has been significant, with many Fortune 500 companies joining
The Council aims to further expand participation, emphasizing the benefits of joining, which include influencing standards development, complimentary passes to events, training discounts, and access to a wealth of information in the Global Content Library. ```https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/coffee-with-the-council-podcast-help-shape-the-future-of-payment-security-as-a-pci-ssc-participating-organization