May 30, 2018
GLORY LTD.
Information processing center "GCAN Center" to acquire international security certification "PCI DSS"
- Enhancing the protection of customer information and reducing the risk of major card schemes -
We are pleased to announce that our information processing center "GCAN Center*1" has acquired the International Information Security Standard "PCI DSS Ver3.2*2", formed by five International Payment Brands: JCB, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA to secure credit card information.
In late years, a security measures policy (2017 plan) of the government in the credit card business for 2020 has been announced, and conformity to PCI DSS was demanded in the Information Processing Centers which handled settlement data by March, 2018. Although Glory had been certified in physical requirements for security of PCI DSS in 2014, this time Glory received an inspection from of the BSI Group Japan K.K. and was accepted on March 9, 2018, in order to be observed in all 12 requirements of PCI DDS.
We will provide a high secure credit card settlement and electronic payment systems to meet users' needs.
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*1The GCAN (Glory Card and Network) Center, operated by Glory Ltd. is an information-processing center providing settlement relay service and ASP service and more. This center provides a security measure to protect the information assets from a variety of threats, in order to safely handle customer’s important information assets.
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*2The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a internationally accepted set of policies and procedures intended to optimize the security of credit, debit and cash card transactions and protect cardholders against misuse of their personal information. The PCI DSS was created jointly by five major credit-card companies: JCB, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA.
About GLORY LTD.
GLORY LTD., headquartered in Himeji, Japan, is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of money handling machines and systems. Glory provides a variety of products such as money handling machines, cash management systems, vending machines, automatic service equipment, and cash management solutions that are built on its leading-edge recognition/identification and mechatronics technology. Committed to meet society's wide-ranging needs, Glory serves the financial, retail, vending machine, amusement and gaming industries in over 100 countries around the world. Glory employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide. For more information about Glory, please visit Glory's group website at http://corporate.glory-global.com/.
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TEL: +81-79-297-3131
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