Recently updated on October 25th, 2022 at 07:54 am
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) has successfully recertified to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2. The Bank obtained the PCI DSS certification in 2014.
Recently, FirstBank was named the first financial institution in Nigeria and the West-Africa sub-region to issue 10 million cards to customers across the country. This makes FirstBank the second bank in Africa to achieve this feat. With this milestone, the bank has maintained a 95 percent active card ratio and currently processes about 33 percent of card transactions in the entire banking industry.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of requirements designed to ensure companies that process, store or transmit credit/debit card information, maintain a secure environment thereby guaranteeing the protection of cardholder data throughout the transaction process.
The award of this certificate is a strong indicator that FirstBank consistently has its customers’ interest at the core of its business operations, is committed to securing customer information as well as maintaining a safe and secure environment for customer transactions.
Consequently, the Bank presently has a card transaction volume of over 2,700 per minute with one in every three card transactions being a FirstBank card.
According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, the bank’s recertification is a testament to the high level operational standards and its strict adherence to international security standards and other regulations.
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