Only enter and maintain payment card information in secure encrypted fields available in NetSuite on the Credit Card subtab of Customer records and on transaction forms (Sales Orders, Cash Sales, Customer Deposits, Customer Payments, Customer Refunds, and Cash Refunds).

Do not enter payment card information in unencrypted fields. Entering payment card information in unencrypted fields violates the PCI Data Security Standard and may lead to payment card data theft. A punitive actions by card associations and your merchant account provider may follow, including financial penalties and a loss of payment card acceptance rights.