Acquirer’s Merchant Portfolio Compliance

Acquirers are required to submit a report of their merchant portfolio’s compliance to Discover Network twice per year in accordance with the calendar below. It is the responsibility of the acquirer to ensure that their merchants are following the appropriate DISC requirements for validating and reporting their compliance status. Please refer to the Merchant Level table, for required validation and reporting requirements and the acceptable PCI DSS version. Discover requests that acquirers use the DISC Acquirer Portfolio Compliance Status Submission form when submitting their merchant portfolio compliance status. To obtain a copy of the DISC Acquirer Portfolio Compliance Status Submission Form, required for validation and reporting the status of compliance of your merchants, please click here.

Also, for some tips to complete the DISC Acquirer Portfolio Compliance Status Submission Form, click here.

Please consult the calendar below for compliance reporting deadlines.

Acquirer Portfolio Compliance Reporting Calendar

DISC Acquirer Portfolio Compliance Status Submission Form must be submitted no later than:

• June 30
• December 31