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Levels

Merchants and payment service providers fit into different risk levels.

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An organization’s ‘level’ depends on how many payment card transactions they handle.

Level One is for those processing over six million transactions per year. Level One merchants and service providers must be annually assessed by a competent 3rd party or QSA

Level 2: Merchants that process 1 to 6 million transactions annually

Level 3: Merchants that process 20,000 to 1 million transactions annually

Level 4: Merchants that process fewer than 20,000 transactions annually.