Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd. (“Flipkart India”) announced today that it has successfully completed the assessment procedure to validate its compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 2.0, a leading security standard for payment card processing. This makes flipkart.com one of the few Indian e-commerce platforms to receive this certification.
The PCI DSS certification has been awarded to Flipkart India by SISA Information Security Pvt. Ltd, a qualified security assessor from PCI Security Standards Council. SISA conducted an extensive independent audit of Flipkart India’s technology operations and processes to certify its compliance with security requirements developed by the PCI Security Standards Council. This ensured that the former’s proprietary technology and platform, stores and processes data in a secured environment pre-empting the risk of data theft and fraud.
Additionally, Flipkart India has also just launched the ‘Save Card’ feature on its technology platform. This feature enables users to save and invoke the details of an existing credit or debit card in their account, thus doing away with the additional step of typing in card information for every transaction. After the PCI DSS certification users can be assured that Flipkart India uses world class encryption technology while saving card information on highly secure systems.
Commenting on this certification, Mekin Maheswari, President – Technology at Flipkart India said, “At Flipkart, we have always focused on technology that can make the platform for e-commerce not only easier – but safer as well. With more and more transactions happening online, it has become extremely important to be able to offer a trust-worthy and secure payment environment, particularly when we are adding user-friendly and time-saving features like ‘Save Card’. An endorsement of our security standards from a recognized body like SISA should further bolster trust in our payment technology platform.”Mr. Dharshan Shanthamurthy, CEO, SISA Information Security, further explains how SISA’s unique ‘three in the box’ methodology helps organizations meet the stringency of the PCI DSS standard in a structured manner as in the case of Flipkart India. He mentioned, “The SISA Qualified Security Assessors (QSA) have worked closely with Flipkart India to ensure practical and cost-effective solutions and their implementation. SISA has years of expertise in conducting the PCI-DSS assessment and certification audit across the globe for the various well-known players in similar verticals.”PCI Data Security Standard is developed by PCI Security Standard Council, a group of card brands in the world including Visa, MasterCard, Amex, JCB and Discover.
About Flipkart
Flipkart.com is one of the largest e-commerce brands in India and has been operational since 2007. With 16+ categories and a slew of innovative features, it is also the only Indian e-commerce brand with a digital store, Flyte.
About SISA
SISA is a pioneer in Information Security, head quartered in Bangalore, having offices in USA, Singapore and Bahrain, and operations across the globe. SISA offers a plethora of services which includes PCI DSS & PA DSS Consulting and Training, Risk Management services, VAPT and Forensics Services. SISA is credited with developing the world’s first PCI Risk Assessment Tool SMART RA. The elite client list of SISA includes organizations from industries such as Banking, Telecom, IT/BPO, Ecommerce and Service Providers. SISA believes in Security as a means to protect the sensitive customer data, beyond the requirement of a mere compliance, and SISA’s focus is always on “security and not just compliance”, and primary aim is to ensure that customers achieve optimum security in a cost effective way.Weblink – http://www.sisainfosec.com