Bahrain-based NEC Payments, a payments technology company, has been awarded the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS v3.2) certification by SISA Information Security WLL, a top qualified security assessor.

This certification, achieved for the second year running, and which is in addition to the company’s compliance with the International Organisation for Standardisation Quality Management System (ISO9001) and Information Security Management System (ISO27001) achieved earlier in the summer of 2017, is evidence of the security of NEC Payments next generation payment processing and digital banking applications, data, and business procedures, a statement said.

Andrew Sims, director and CEO at NEC Payments said: “Security, and the protection of our technologies and data, is at the front and centre of everything that we do as an organisation. Over the last year, we have grown in our technical and security awareness, knowledge and capabilities; and we continue to devote significant effort and resources to maintaining our commitment to security and compliance with international standards and best practice.”

SISA Information Security Worldwide’s CEO and founder, Dharshan Shanthamurthy said, “Maintaining the safety of data and banking systems should be a top priority for processing and service provider companies. We are glad to know that NEC Payments holds the same belief and is working hard towards continuous security.” – TradeArabia News Service