YEREVAN, December 22. /ARKA/. The Yerevan-based Unibank said today it has successfully completed the process of compliance with PIN Security 2.0 standard requirements receiving a corresponding international certificate.

According to a Unibank’s press release, PCI PIN Security 2.0 certificate ensures that the process of providing card PIN-codes by the bank is in accordance with the most stringent security requirements of Visa international payment system. It also serves as evidence of high degree of protection of card transactions.

Lusine Simonyan, head of Unibank Information Security Department, is quoted as saying that Unibank’s operation is built on ensuring information security at all stages of the customer service process.
"The Bank has introduced an information security management system, which complies fully with the requirements of international standards ISO 27001: 2013. It has also received a certificate of compliance with PCI Data Security Standard requirements, - she said.

Unibank was founded in October 2001. In 2002 it introduced Unistream system. In 2015 the bank was reorganized to an open joint stock company. Some 93.5% of its shares are held by Ripatonso Holding LTD. -0-