CHICAGO AND AMMAN, JORDAN (January 19, 2009) - Middle East Payment Services, a company dedicated to issuing and accepting mainly MasterCard payment cards, has selected Trustwave to provide Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance validation services. Trustwave is the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world.
PCI DSS is the payment card industry security requirement for entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data, and has been endorsed by several major card brands - Visa Inc., MasterCard Worldwide, Discover Network, American Express and JCB.
To validate compliance with the PCI DSS, Middle East Payment Services will have to demonstrate compliance with 12 security requirements by thoroughly reviewing its IT environment and information security policies and procedures. Middle East Payment Services has enrolled in Trustwave's on-demand compliance management solution TrustKeeper® to access the necessary automated tools to support on-going compliance such as quarterly network vulnerability scans. Trustwave will also remediate any vulnerabilities to help ensure secure transactions for all the customers using their payment gateway.
"We understand that protecting card holder data is imperative for our organization and we're proud to be one of the first service providers to initiate the PCI DSS compliance validation process," says Naser Abu Ghazaleh, General Manager at Middle East Payment Services. "Trustwave has the expertise and technology to help secure our organization and their local presence, along with the support of their Middle East partner Dima Solutions, will help us through that process."
"Initiating PCI DSS compliance validation is just another example of the leadership role taken by Middle East Payment Services," says Robert J. McCullen, chairman and CEO of Trustwave. "Through our partnership, Middle East Payment Services will utilize the latest security solutions that are proven to help mitigate risk, secure their network environment and protect their customers' data."
"As the threat landscape continues to change, it's clear that security is critical to Middle East Payment Services," says Fayyaz Makhani, regional manager for Trustwave. "Trustwave's full suite of technology solutions will help protect cardholder data and maintain their compliance validation with the PCI DSS."
About Middle East Payment Services
Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) is a leading regional provider for cards and payment services operating out of Amman - Jordan. MEPS is a consortium of Banks and a strategic partner to ensure that regional banks are able to guarantee their customer base with the best services in electronic payments and financial outsourcing. MEPS's solutions are built on the very latest technology in international e payment and card systems, with the most comprehensive, secure and flexible solutions available-including hosting all cards and transaction data. MEPS is committed to staying abreast of the latest sector developments, introducing new products and practices and in turn providing the full suite of training and consultancy to each card provider. Meeting the demands of the modern consumer is an ongoing guarantee.
About Trustwave
Trustwave is a leading provider of on-demand and subscription-based information security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and government entities throughout the world. For organizations faced with today's challenging data security and compliance environment, Trustwave provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its flagship TrustKeeper® compliance management software and other proprietary security solutions including SIEM , WAF , EV SSL certificates and secure digital certificates . Trustwave has helped hundreds of thousands of organizations-ranging from Fortune 500 businesses and large financial institutions to small and medium-sized retailers-manage compliance and secure their network infrastructures, data communications and critical information assets. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/.
