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Retell’s three steps to PCI compliance

Networks & Network Services
Retell, the UK call recording system manufacturer, is taking a three pronged approach to PCI DSS compliance and the recording of calls that include spoken credit card security numbers.

Its multi channel Sense call recording platform now offers the option to stop/start recording when the user presses a button on the handset. Named ‘Sense Active Silence’, the feature pauses audio briefly and overrides any spoken details. A timeout prevents the agent from forgetting to restart recording.

For companies that require a more automatic approach, Retell’s ‘Sense Passive Silence’ offers software which runs on the agents’ PCs and passively monitors their environment. If a pre-agreed condition is met for example a certain web site/credit card agency is opened, then the client software sends a PCI stop message to the Sense recorder for the call that the agent is connected to (the software also knows this). The recorder will suspend the recording until either a PCI start message or a timeout occurs.

Finally Retell offers an API (Application Programming Interface) for those companies that want to integrate their own CRM/CTI applications with the Sense call recording system.

Head of business development at Retell, Steve Cobley, commented: “It is widely accepted that it is impossible for any system to automatically know when a conversation verbally reaches the point of credit cards.

“Speech to text is not sufficiently good or appropriate to handle this, so instead, it is generally agreed that non-verbal cues should be used to limit the recording of calls in certain circumstances to prevent credit card information being recorded. We are delighted that we can offer companies of any size, from one desk to hundreds with three cost effective solutions for ensuring sensitive credit card details are not recorded.”

Cobley continued “Sense is a multi faceted call recording platform with both passive and active options. In active mode it offers a Voice Firewall to prevent dial through fraud on PABX’s and it can also play audio into a recording before, during or after a call enabling users to incorporate a ‘your calls are being recorded’ announcement. Now with stop/start for PCI, integrated call management, CLI decoration (helps to identify inbound calls without a CLI number more accurately) Sense offers users a multitude of options to help improve their business performance.”