WNS Receives Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard Certification for Handling Credit Cardholder Information
May 01 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global
business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced that
its Indian subsidiary, WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd., has
successfully achieved compliance with the Payment Card Industry -
Data Security Standard version 1.1 (�PCI DSS�). The onsite security
assessment was conducted by ControlCase, which is a Qualified
Security Assessor (�QSA�). PCI DSS 1.1, a set of comprehensive
requirements for enhancing payment account data security, was
developed by the founding payment brands of the PCI Security
Standards Council, including Amex, Discover, JCB, MasterCard and
Visa, to help facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data
security measures on a global basis. It is a multifaceted security
standard that includes requirements for security management,
policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and
other critical protective measures and is intended to help
organizations proactively protect customer account data. WNS Global
Services Pvt. Ltd. is among the first BPO companies in India to
achieve compliance with PCI DSS. �Achieving the PCI DSS
certification is a testament of WNS� commitment to client
responsiveness and data security," said Anup Gupta, Chief Operating
Officer, WNS Group. "We have always provided secure and reliable
data security environments for our clients. This certification
further demonstrates the safety of cardholder data accessed and
processed at WNS.� "WNS is one of the first BPOs globally to comply
with PCI�s data security standards. This recognizes the maturity of
WNS' technology processes in serving information intensive
companies across a range of industries,� said Erik Winkler, Vice
President, Professional Services, ControlCase. About WNS WNS is a
leading global business process outsourcing company. Deep industry
and business process knowledge, a partnership approach,
comprehensive service offering and a proven track record enables
WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading companies in
the world. With over 18,000 employees, WNS is passionate about
building a market-leading company valued by our clients, employees,
business partners, investors and communities. WNS� home page is
www.wnsgs.com. About ControlCase ControlCase is a United States
based company with offices in McLean, VA and Mumbai, India.
ControlCase enables companies and government agencies by providing
efficient compliance solutions that are consistent and repeatable
for unrivaled value over the life of a regulation. ControlCase, has
successfully assisted both, large and small organizations
worldwide, in becoming compliant with various security standards
and increasing their security posture in a timely and cost
effective manner. For more information visit www.controlcase.com.
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