Infy BPO gets PCI-DSS certification

BANGALORE, INDIA: Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, today announced being certified compliant with the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security standards V1.2.1 (PCI-DSS).

The certification affirms Infosys BPO’s commitment to a strong data protection and information management strategy and places it among a handful of third party service providers around the globe to have achieved this distinction, said a press release.

PCI-DSS is a comprehensive set of standards that require merchants and service providers that store, process, or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to strict information security controls and processes.

The certification involves verification of the implementation of a number of mandated control objectives that are specific to technology design, network and physical data security, said the release.

“Infosys BPO is proud to be among a handful of organizations globally that are certified under PCI-DSS, one of the most stringent security standards globally”, said Srikant Balan, head of Risk Management at Infosys BPO.

“The certification is a natural outcome of the systematic procedures we have always followed and promoted to provide high level security while ensuring compliance for all clients,” Balan added.