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Amtex awarded PCI-DSS certification

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Amtex Systems, a fast growing New York based IT consulting and services company has announced that its Indian subsidiary and BPO division, Amtex Infotech Pvt. Ltd has successfully been awarded compliance status with the Payment Card Industry- Data Security Standard version 1.1 (PCI DSS). The certification was achieved after an extensive independent audit of Amtex Systems’ operations and processes conducted by SISA Information Security Pvt. Ltd, a qualified security assessor from PCI Security Standards Council.

The PCI DSS standard represents the best practices defined by VISA, Amex, MasterCard covering 12 industry-wide requirements for Security Management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measure, that service providers must adhere to in order to safeguard sensitive data. All level 1 providers must undergo an annual on-site PCI Data Security Assessment by an independent Qualified Security Assessor to retain compliance.

Sunny Pokala, President, Amtex Systems, said, “Being among the first few BPO companies in India to achieve the PCI DSS is a continued measure of our commitment to high data security and safety of the card holder data we access and process. The certification recognizes that Amtex systems has used the best practices and guidelines to protect sensitive cardholder data and minimize risk of financial losses.