bKash becomes the first Bangladeshi MFS provider to achieve the ‘Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards v3.2.1’ utilized by international financial services and payment gateways like MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and more. The benchmark compliance is the result of bKash’s deployment of strong applications, system and network mechanism, regular monitoring and maintenance that are in line with the company’s technology and data protection policies.

The PCI DSS certification holds significance in both local and international markets and has become crucial with the increase of e-commerce and f-commerce in Bangladesh. The certification is one of the most stringent and well recognized standard in the industry. Major General Sheikh Md Monirul Islam (retd.), Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer, bKash said that the PCI DSS certification is “essential for a payment company to have” to safeguard the data rights of customers.