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- 20 May 2018
PCI SSC Announces 'Minor Revision' to Data Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council has published what it calls "a minor revision" to the PCI Data Security Standard. PCI DSS version 3.2.1 replaces version 3.2 to account for effective dates and…
- 28 Jan 2018
PCI SSC unveils PIN-on-Glass Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council has issued a new PCI Security Standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices such as smartphones and tablets. The PCI Software-Based PIN…
- 9 Aug 2018
PCI SSC Updates PIN Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council has published PCI PIN Security Requirements and Testing Procedures version 3.0, the PCI standard for the secure management, processing and transmission of PIN data…
- 23 Dec 2014
PCI SSC Issues Updated PIN Security Requirements for ATMs, POS Devices
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has released v2.0 of the PIN Security Requirements, according to a PCI SSC news release. The program contains a complete set of…
- 16 Apr 2015
PCI SSC Publishes Revised Data Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council has published the PCI Data Security Standard 3.1 and supporting guidance. In addition to minor updates and clarifications, the update addresses serious…
- 26 Jul 2010
Interswitch Attains Payment Card Data Security Standard Certification (PCI DSS)
Interswitch, Nigeria’s premier switching transaction and electronic payment processing firm, has attained the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. Thus,…
- 12 Aug 2014
PCI SSC Releases New Measures for Third-party Security Assurance
In response to the third-party threat, the PCI Security Standards Council has published a guide to help organizations and their business partners reduce risk by better understanding their respective…
- 2 Apr 2016
SimplePay Gets PCI DSS Certification, Offers Merchants Free Integration
‎Africa’s payment gateway, SimplePay has secured Level 1 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. PCI DSS is regarded as world’s highest security standard for…
- 18 Feb 2018
X9, PCI SSC Collaborate to Unify PIN Security Standards
The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. and the PCI Security Standards Council have announced a joint initiative to create one unified PIN security standard for payments stakeholders. Currently…
- 16 Feb 2015
Banks Race to Comply with PCI DSS Version 3
Few months after money deposit banks in the country completed certification of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) version 2, they are now faced with new task of complying with…
- 4 Jul 2015
Interswitch Partners PCI Security Standards Council to Improve Payment Data Security Worldwide
Interswitch transnational Africa’s integrated payments and transaction switching giant announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council on the improvement of data security globally. As…
- 19 Jan 2021
Layer3Cloud Achieves PCI-DSS Certification
Layer3Cloud, an innovative provider of cloud services, has announced it has achieved certification to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Through Layer3Cloud’s compliance with…
- 28 Apr 2017
Datacard Joins PCI Security Standards Council
Entrust Datacard, a provider of trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions, has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a Participating Organization. Entrust Datacard will work…
- 14 Sept 2016
PCI SSC Beefs Up Standards for Point-of-Interaction Devices
The PCI Council has updated its payment device standard to enable stronger protections for cardholder data and PINs on chip and mag-stripe cards and mobile devices, according to the council. Version…
- 4 Jan 2016
PCI SSC Pushes Back SSL-to-TLS Migration Deadline
In response to "significant feedback" from the PCI community and security experts, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCISSC) has extended its deadline for payments industry…
- 12 Nov 2017
21st Century Technologies Partners Digital Encode for PCI DSS 3.2 Certification
By Ugo Onwuaso 21st Century Technologies Limited has achieved the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS 3.2) certification, the most thorough global payment-card security standard…
- 4 Jan 2016
PCI SSC Pushes Back SSL-to-TLS Migration Deadline
In response to "significant feedback" from the PCI community and security experts, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCISSC) has extended its deadline for payments industry…
- 16 Aug 2026
Union Bank Nigeria Secures PCI DSS v4.0.1 Certification, Strengthens Payment Card Security
Union Bank of Nigeria has attained certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0.1, effective Aug. 11, 2026.
- 4 Jul 2015
PCI SSC Updates Standard for POI Device Security
The PCI Security Standards Council has published a new version of its PIN Transaction Security Point of Interaction Modular Security Requirements for POI device manufacturers. The updated standards…
- 1 Apr 2022
TAJBank Gets PCI-DSS Certification
TAJ Bank Limited, Nigeria’s leading non-interest banking products and services provider, has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification in recognition of its…
- 3 Jun 2015
PCI Council Releases PA-DSS Revision
The PCI Security Standards Council has published Payment Application Data Security Standard Version 3.1. According to a press release, the new standard takes effect June 1, and aligns with the recent…
- 5 Aug 2018
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…
- 30 Mar 2023
I-Invest Obtains ISO 27001, PCI-DSS Certification
I-invest, a digital financial services platform, has achieved two vital certifications – the ISO 27001 certification and the PCI-DSS certification in its bid to protect its customers’ data. With ISO…
- 26 May 2015
FirstBank Re-elected to the Board of Advisors of PCI SSC
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand has reaffirmed its leadership position in corporate governance and risk management with its re-election into the Board of Advisors of…
- 30 Nov 2014
Banks Miss Deadline on PCI DSS Certification
Seven money deposit banks in the country may have missed the November 30 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deadline to acquire Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards…
- 15 Apr 2024
Layer3 Achieves Recertification for ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, PCI-DSS and Nigeria Data Protection Compliance
Layer3, a provider of cloud and AI-driven network solutions in Nigeria, today announced the successful recertification for four internationally recognized security standards: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for…
- 10 Jul 2012
Digital Encode Supports eTranzact Payment Card Security Certification
Digital Encode, an indigenous security consulting and integration firm has helped eTranzact attain the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. PCI DSS is an information…
- 21 Nov 2017
Cybersecurity Firm unveils Certification for Cloud Environment
Petrovice Nigeria has introduced Certified PCI Cloud Security Assessor (CPCI CSA) a certification programme for cybersecurity in the cloud. This is based on meeting PCI DSS when using a cloud service…
- 2 Aug 2015
Concerns as Banks March Slowly to PCIDSS Version 3.1 Certification
Fidelity and Sterling banks are the only two money deposit banks in the country that have completed certification of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) version 3.1, the…
- 21 Mar 2016
Expert Urges Awareness to Combat Electronic Fraud
Oluseyi Akindeinde, chief technical officer, Digital Encode, and cybersecurity expert, a company that assist banks and other organizations to achieve PCI DSS certification, has urged them to…