<h1>Global payment security council forms India South Asia Regional Engagement Board for 2025 2026 to boost standards adoption</h1> A global payment security standards council has established an India-South Asia Regional Engagement Board for 2025-2026 to advise on regional payment security challenges, promote adoption of standards, and increase industry education and awareness. The inaugural REB comprises 27 anonymized organizations representing banks, merchants, processors, vendors, service providers and industry associations, and will meet regularly to discuss data security best practices, threat trends and market changes. The formation signals enhanced regional stakeholder participation in shaping voluntary standards and may influence compliance practices, industry guidance, and cooperative responses to cybersecurity and regulatory expectations in the payments sector.