Union
Bank of Nigeria Plc at the weekend announced that it has been certified with
the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) - Version
3.0.
PCI DSS
is a global security standard for protecting card data, created by leading card
companies Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB.
PCI
DSS version 3.0 was designed to improve usability, while reducing emerging and
evolving threats to cardholder data security. The new version focuses primarily
on regular staff training and proactive business processes that identify and
mitigate risks in a timely manner.
Commenting
on the PCI DSS upgrade, the Head Corporate Affairs/Corporate Communication,
Union Bank, Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem was quoted in a statement to have said:
