Premier BPO’s PH center gets recognition
The Philippine-based contact center unit of global outsourcing firm Premier BPO has received PCI certification for meeting the payment card industry’s data security standard requirements. The PCI certification Level 1 that Premier BPO received is the highest of four categories of certification. The PCI Standards are endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc. According to a Premier BPO statement, only 11% of organizations meet all 12 PCI requirements. Premier BPO said it went through an audit of its controls and processes. PCI certification involves meeting all 12 requirements, broken into 6 sections called “control objectives.” Mark Briggs of Premier BPO said the company has always taken great strides at protecting its clients and its clients’ data. PCI certification includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protected measures.
