PCINexus walks you across the finish line the first time — then keeps you there year-round. Not a one-time checklist. A continuous compliance operating system built for independent operators, regional chains, and multi-location merchants who process real card data across real locations.
Vanta, Drata, and Secureframe raised hundreds of millions to help cloud-native SaaS startups get SOC 2 certified. Their integrations connect to AWS, GitHub, and Heroku. Their buyer is a startup CTO.
That leaves an enormous, underserved market: the 12-location restaurant group, the regional grocery chain, the franchise operator with 30 POS terminals across three states, the hotel brand processing cards at every property. Physical environments. On-premise systems. Real businesses that need real compliance — without a Silicon Valley budget.
PCINexus is the first platform built specifically for multi-location physical merchants — walking you across the compliance finish line the first time, then managing the process year-round so you never fall out of compliance again. AD/LDAP sync, budget-first vendor guidance, per-location SAQ workflows, renewal alerts, and a continuous evidence trail — built in from day one.
Getting compliant is the beginning of the story — not the end. PCINexus is designed to do both, so your investment in compliance doesn't reset to zero every year.
You've got a compliance deadline and a business to run. PCINexus walks you through every step — from figuring out which SAQ type applies to you, to uploading and reviewing evidence, to understanding what each requirement actually means for your operation.
PCI DSS requires ongoing activity every quarter, every month, every year. PCINexus stays live after your first compliance is complete — tracking renewals, flagging expiring evidence, managing open findings, and keeping your team accountable between cycles.
8 questions identify your correct SAQ type. The wizard then walks you through every requirement, tooltip by tooltip, until your first compliance is complete.
Req 1–12 · All SAQ TypesUpload a document and Claude AI instantly reviews it against PCI DSS v4.0.1 — returning PASS, FAIL, or NEEDS REVIEW with a plain-English explanation.
Powered by Claude AIEvery year is a discrete compliance cycle. Prior-year data is preserved as a read-only archive. New cycles pre-populate from last year's work — so you're never starting from scratch.
Year-Round ManagementQuarterly ASV scans, annual pen tests, expiring certificates, and training deadlines tracked automatically. Evidence expiry flags appear 60 days before lapse — never get caught short again.
Req 11 · Req 12Open findings assigned to owners, tracked through resolution, and documented for your auditor. No more issues falling through the cracks between your annual review and the next one.
Continuous PostureEvery location gets its own SAQ type, compliance score, contact list, evidence portal, and cycle history. Manage 2 locations or 200 from a single executive dashboard.
Unlimited LocationsMulti-location restaurants, fast casual chains, and franchise groups with POS systems at every location.
Regional retailers, boutiques, and specialty stores processing cards at physical terminals.
Hotels, resorts, and property management groups handling payment data at the front desk and beyond.
Any multi-location service business — clinics, salons, gyms — that processes card payments on-premise.
PCI DSS does not require expensive tools — it requires effective controls. For every requirement, PCINexus shows you the free or open-source path first: pfSense, Let's Encrypt, Microsoft Defender, Wazuh, OpenVAS, Bitwarden, Google Authenticator. Paid options are listed for environments where they're genuinely needed.
Every integration follows the same pattern: connect → pull → review → process owner approves → evidence auto-generated. Nothing enters the system without human sign-off.
Most small businesses think they have two separate problems — satisfying their payment processor and securing their business. They're actually the same problem. Every one of the 12 PCI DSS requirements maps directly to a core cybersecurity control: network security, endpoint protection, access management, threat detection, incident response.
A business that completes PCI DSS compliance through PCINexus doesn't just satisfy a bank requirement. They have a functioning, documented, continuously maintained cybersecurity posture — monitored endpoints, managed access, patched systems, tested defenses, and a written incident response plan. That's genuinely rare among small businesses — and genuinely valuable.
See the full cybersecurity story →Get your organization fully configured at no cost. Your 6-month plan starts when you go live — not when you sign up.
PCI DSS v4.0.1 requires ongoing activity throughout the year — not just an annual checkbox. Quarterly internal vulnerability scans are mandatory under Req 11.3. External ASV scans must be performed every 90 days. Log reviews must happen daily under Req 10.7. Access reviews are required periodically under Req 7. Security awareness training must be completed annually and tracked under Req 12.6. A compliance program that runs for less than 6 months cannot satisfy these recurring requirements or generate the evidence trail an auditor needs to see. The 6-month minimum isn't an arbitrary billing decision — it's the shortest period in which a meaningful, defensible compliance record can be built.
Get your organization, locations, SAQ type, and team fully configured in PCINexus at no cost. Your 6-month compliance plan starts the moment you decide to activate — not before.
No credit card required to set up. Your plan starts when you're ready to go live.
Check your inbox for your login link. Your organization, locations, and team can all be configured before you ever enter a payment method.