du customers can now process their payment transactions and cardholder data more safely and securely with the PCI-DSS Compliance

Dubai, 5th February, 2017:  In line with its efforts to digitise its services to create a secure e-commerce environment, du has increased the security of its payment gateway with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DDS) compliance. This certification enables du customers to process their payment transactions and cardholder data more securely than ever before. 

“PCI-DSS Compliance enables du to tighten its already stringent security processes and procedures to offer customers peace of mind when processing online and remote payment transactions. This innovative operational software will benefit organisations across the UAE, accepting or processing payment transactions,” said Fahad Al Hassawi, Chief Commercial Officer, du. “Our customers’ happiness and safety is our biggest concern and we continue to further develop our services and solutions to ensure transactional accessibility and security.”

“Maintaining payment security is a serious business and it is vital that every entity is responsible for their security of cardholder data and follows the PCI Data Security Standards,” said Dr. Kamran, Principal Consultant at UK-based GRC360 Ltd., the PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessment company who awarded the PCI DSS certificate to du. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) applies to companies of any size that accept credit card payments. If companies within the UAE are looking to accept card payments, and store along with transmitting the cardholder data, they need to host their data securely with a PCI compliant hosting provider like du.

PCI DSS is a proprietary information security standard for organisations handling branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. The security standards set the operational and technical requirements for organizations in accepting or processing payment transactions, and for software developers and manufacturers of applications and devices used in those transactions.

du continues to pave the way for continued efforts in ensuring that customer privacy and security is top priority. These efforts have come through on-going development and refined security operations that du has been investing in for over a decade. Last year du was awarded for its security innovation, with the prestigious ‘Security Implementation of the Year’ award at the 12th annual Network Middle East Innovation Awards, and the Best Enterprise Mobility Solutions and the Best Cloud Security Solutions at the inaugural Cloud MENA Awards 2016.