Heritage Bank achieves PCI DSS Version 3.2 recertification
HERITAGE Bank Plc has successfully attained recertification of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2, having achieved the International Organisation for Standardisation ISO 27001:2013 recertification recently.
With its legacy of innovation, the recertification reaffirms the bank’s leading position in the payment card industry in Nigeria, as first to issue a transparent Mastercard debit card in sub-Saharan Africa and pioneered the mPOS in response to the CBN Cash-less initiative.
A statement signed by the Divisional Head, Corporate Communications of the bank, Fela Ibidapo, explained that the PCI DSS is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that process, store, transmit or access cardholder information for major debit, credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM and POS cards.
Speaking on the award of the PCI DSS’ certification, Managing Director/Chief Executive of the bank, Ifie Sekibo, said it was a strong indicator that Heritage Bank consistently has its customers’ interest at the core of its business operations, is committed to appropriately protect customers’ information as well as maintaining a safe and secure environment for customer transactions.
He noted that banking is a business of risks management, from assets to data, adding that it is fundamental that whatever a customer keeps in a bank is in safe custody. “We are a service company providing banking service; and we are the best in the class of security of our information systems. It means funds kept with us are safe.”
This award is a validation of our mission to promote high ethical standards, integrity, and good business practices,” Sekibo stated.
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