Equity Bank Obtains PCI-DSS Certificate

The above photo depicts the Equity Bank CEO, Dr. James Mwangi (left), obtaining confirmation from Mr. Fayyaz Ayoub that Equity Bank had received the PCI-DSS Compliance Certificate, the first for a bank in Kenya and in East and Central Africa.

11th October 2016 marked a day in history with Equity Bank obtaining the prestigious global PCI DSS 3.1 certification effective 28th August 2016, becoming the first bank in Central and Eastern Africa to do so. With the help of InfoSents Ltd (local representatives of the QSA), the QSA (Panacea Infosec) managed to get Equity Bank certified in a span of 10 months. This would not have been possible without the support from the top management and the staff of the bank who showed their dedication to complete the journey. For Equity the journey has just begun as the certification requires continuos audit and assessment. The CEO of InfoSents (Fayyaz Ayoub) today took the bank stakeholders through the tenets of the certificate and also presented it to the stakeholders.