The PCI Security Standards Council is an open global forum, launched in 2006, that is responsible for the development, management, education, and awareness of the PCI Security Standards, including the Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), and PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements.
The PCI Security Standards Council also develops and manages a number of programs to build awareness and to train, test, and qualify organizations and individuals to assess and validate adherence to PCI Security Standards.
They put together a short video explaining the basic principles.