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- 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,…
- 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…
- 17 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.
- 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…
- 13 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…
- 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…
- 6 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Feb 2016
Telcos, Others Get Impetus to Fight CyberCrime
Telecommunications operators and banks implementing security standards required to protect their networks against hackers can now heave a sigh of relief thanks to the recently released ISACA guidance…
- 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…
- 21 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…
- 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…
- 13 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…
- 6 Aug 2012
“Efficient Payment System’ll Enhance Effectiveness of Monetary Policy, Financial Stability”
Tunde Lemo, the deputy governor, Operations of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that an efficient payment system will enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy and the overall financial…
- 14 Aug 2026
Union Bank Secures Global Payment Data Security Certification
Union Bank of Nigeria has secured certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0.1, a global standard for protecting payment card data. The certification…
- 2 Oct 2017
Nigerian Secures Global Right to License COBiT 5 for PCIDSS Practice Guide
Adesanya Ahmed, a Nigerian, has been granted the authority by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)to license and certify individuals or corporates globally in COBiT 5 for Payment…
- 22 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…
- 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…
- 30 Nov 2015
Banks Spend N950m to Secure Networks against Cyber-Attacks
Money deposit banks in the country have spent some N950 million to secure their networks against external intrusions especially from cyber criminals, according to experts. Majority of 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…
- 1 Aug 2016
Electronic Fraud: Banks Focus on COBiT Certification
Having completed the certification of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) version 3.1, the latest security measure aimed at waging off hackers from networks, money deposit banks…
- 23 Mar 2017
NowNow Says ‘Ditch Traditional Leather Wallet’ as Mobile App Goes Live
NowNow, has launched an innovative consumer mobile wallet (M-Wallet) to boost financial inclusion in the country. NowNow, a mobile wallet offering from Contec Global InfoTech Limited is a PCI DSS…
- 16 Jan 2014
FirstBank Achieves PCIDSS
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has recently attained Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification (PCIDSS), as part of its efforts to continually maintain leading best practice and remain…
- 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…
- 1 Sept 2013
Capitoline advocates Data Centre Security Management Compliance for the Financial Sector
Capitoline LLP, an independent specialist engineering and management consultancy, and KITS Technologiesa data Centre Infrastructure service provider recently held a Data Centre Seminar in Nigeria.…
- 23 Nov 2014
NIMC Card Bureau Facility Gets GVCP Certification
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) facilities have received Global Vendors Certification Programme (GVCP) certification by MasterCard. The facility certified recently is the Card…