usd AG has been issued the PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) Licence for CEMEA („Central Europe, Middle East & Africa“) by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).
Christopher Kristes, Head of the PCI & Payment Security department: “The growing number of international tenders illustrate the increasing demand and the current situation. Receiving this licence is an important and necessary step for us towards certifying companies on an international scale.”
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