Sunday, December 8, 2013

Diamond Bank certified with PCI DSS to improve transaction security


Obviously in effort to improve transaction security, Diamond Bank has been awarded the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification for its debit and credit cards, reports DigitalSENSE Business News.

This good news was shared with DigitalSENSE Business News, at the weekend by the Head, Corporate Communications at Diamond Bank, Mrs. Ayona Trimnell, noting that the certification would boost customer experiences.

She explained that PCI DSS is a global security standard that helps to prevent card and data fraud by evaluating payment account data security and assessing an organization's network architecture, software design, security policies, procedures and protective practices.

Pointing out that Diamond Bank received the certificate following the successful audit of the Bank by the PCI Security Standards Council earlier this year.

Delighted Trimnell said the certification by the PCI Security Standards Council was pleasantly received after a very rigorous audit exercise.

“The award of the PCI DSS certificate marks the end of a rigorous audit exercise that saw Control Case LLC, a United States based Qualified Security Assessor and one of the world's best Qualified Security Assessors, validate the various frameworks we have put in place to ensure our customers carry out card-based transactions in a secured environment. We are pleased to receive this award as it further demonstrates our unrelenting drive to provide unparallel customer experience,” she said.

DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that PCI requirements were developed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which includes the five (5) major payment card issuers, namely the MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and JCB International; to facilitate broad adoption of data security best practices worldwide.

“For us at Diamond Bank, this certificate is not an end in itself as it will propel us to continuously evolve ways of not only satisfying our customers, but exceeding their expectations. Now, as always, Diamond Bank customers can enjoy seamless, secured card-based transactions with our numerous credit and debit cards,” Mrs. Trimnell declared.

DigitalSENSE Business News notes that Diamond Bank prides itself as a market leader in the deployment of cutting edge technology in servicing its customers, mostly by acclaimed pioneering role on online real-time banking in Nigeria, with the Diamond Integrated Banking System (DIBS) introduced in 1992.


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