MongoDB Atlas has been officially certified as PCI DSS compliant and certified as a Service Provider, ensuring secure handling of credit card payments. This certification simplifies the process for other organizations that want to handle credit cards, as they can rely on MongoDB Atlas's AOC without further testing. With this achievement, MongoDB Atlas has become a member of the PCI Security Standards Council, demonstrating its commitment to payment card data security and contributing to future standards. The service provides features such as TLS 1.2 support, VPC peering for private networks, strong at-rest encryption through key management providers, and client-side field level encryption in beta.