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- 19 Oct 2012
GTBank Gets PCIDSS Certification
Guaranty Trust Bank’s alternative banking channels got a boost recently with the bank’s receipt of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification (PCIDSS). PCIDSS certification is a…
- 30 May 2013
Unity Bank Gets PCIDSS Certification
Unity Bank Plc has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Certification (PCIDSS), the global information security standard to help prevent card-related fraud. Mrs. Adedoyin Odunfa,…
- 17 Aug 2021
Upperlink Re-introduces Retail Payments, Achieves PCIDSS Certification
Upperlink, a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP), has announced it has obtained the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) certificate. Through this the firm is ready to own and…
- 12 Aug 2024
Union Bank Upgrades to PCIDSS v4.0 Certification
Union Bank, has received a significant recognition with its recent attainment of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) version 4.0 certification. The bank in a statement noted…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Apr 2015
CBN, ePayment Stakeholders Reduce Electronic Fraud by 65%
The various initiatives Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed money deposit banks and e-payment services providers to implement have helped to reduce fraud committed through the e-payment channel by…
- 25 Apr 2014
CBN Barks, Threatens to Sanction Banks over Card Security
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set November 30 deadline for banks in the country to meet specified payment card security specifications, in a move to combat card fraud in the financial system.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Oct 2013
QuickTeller Adds 'Remember Card' Feature to Verve Card
Interswitch, a leading pan-African integrated payment company, in conjunction with Verve International, the payment card solutions division of Interswitch Transnational Holdings, has launched a new…
- 11 Jun 2018
Worries as MDAs, Others Shun ONSA Cyber Security Infrastructure
Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) has expressed concerns over lack of interest by government agencies and private organizations to use its robust cyber security infrastructure for monitoring…
- 11 Sept 2019
CBN Urges Fintechs, Payment Service Providers to Stick to Standards
The Central Bank of Nigeria has urged financial technology companies, payment service providers and Deposit Money Banks engaged in offering payment solutions to customers to ensure they adhere to…
- 14 Jul 2021
Committee of Vice-Chancellors Selects Layer3Cloud as its Trusted Cloud Platform
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has selected Layer3Cloud (L3C) for its cloud services. The CVCNU, which is the umbrella organization for Vice-Chancellors of…
- 19 Sept 2021
Digital Encode: Pioneering Effective Cybersecurity Response to Attacks in Nigeria
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in its global cybersecurity index (GCI) 2020 ranks Nigeria 47th among countries tackling cybercrimes headlong. The index disclosed that countries are…
- 24 May 2010
CBN Issues Fresh Guidelines on ATM Operations
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guideline and standard for operations of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) services in the country. The apex bank said in a circular that the purpose of…
- 1 May 2026
Meet Top Five Tech-Driven Banks and Their Overseers
With the rapid rate of technological change and shifting customer demands, financial institutions in Nigeria have been looking to keep up with innovation and modernise their technology. Nigeira…
- 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,…
- 2 Jan 2013
GTBank Commits to Secure Banking in 2013
Mr. Segun Agbaje, managing director/chief executive officer, GTBank, has said that the bank was committed to ensure its customers are shielded from the escalating incidence of online and other forms…
- 11 Jun 2013
PCISSC Recognizes Petrovice Resources Paper on Clod Services
Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCISSC) has commended Petrovice Resources International article published by ISACA Journal for meeting Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard…
- 8 Jul 2014
Jagal Group Appoints Ayotunde Coker as MD of Rack Centre
The Jagal Group has appointed Ayotunde Coker as the new managing director of Rack Centre Limited starting in July. Coker is a highly accomplished, commercially astute technology executive with over…
- 2 Nov 2014
E-PPAN, NIBSS Upbeat on Strategic Cashless Nigeria
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) and the Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) said that through strategic alliances and partnerships across the e-payments…
- 26 Jan 2015
CBN Unveils New Anti-electronic Fraud Strategy
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have raved up its anti-electronic fraud campaign with the emergence of a two-factor authentication for internal banking. The initiative was scripted as a foil to the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 11 May 2016
Electronic Fraud is Online Equivalent of Stealing - Akindeinde
Oluseyi Akindeinde is the chief technical officer of Digital Encode, a cyber- security company involved in the implementation of security measures and certification for banks and others. Akindeine is…
- 23 May 2016
Digital Encode Emerges Cybersecurity Company of the Year @ BoICT 2016
Digital Encode, an information security management and assurance services company, continues its winning streak by emerging Cybersecurity Company of the Year at the coveted Beacon of Information and…