{"id":7975,"date":"2026-05-20T11:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/?p=7975"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:13:37","slug":"ptcl-ufone-achieve-pci-dss-v4-0-1-certification-strengthening-secure-payment-card-data-handling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/20\/ptcl-ufone-achieve-pci-dss-v4-0-1-certification-strengthening-secure-payment-card-data-handling\/","title":{"rendered":"PTCL &#038; Ufone achieve PCI DSS v4.0.1 certification, strengthening secure payment card data handling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad (Zahid Yaqoob Khawaja): Pakistan\u2019s leading telecom and digital services providers, PTCL &amp; Ufone, have successfully achieved PCI DSS v4.0.1 certification for 2026, strengthening their secure payment card data handling capabilities and alignment with international cybersecurity standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certification was awarded by Risk Associates, a globally recognized PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), following an independent assessment of PTCL &amp; Ufone\u2019s cloud infrastructure and cardholder data environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certification validates the implementation of robust security controls designed to reduce risks related to data breaches, fraud, and unauthorized access, while strengthening customer confidence in secure digital transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the achievement, Chief Technology and Information Officer, PTCL &amp; Ufone, Jafar Khalid said: \u201cAchieving PCI DSS v4.0.1 certification reflects our continued focus on aligning with global security standards and protecting sensitive customer information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kashif Hassan, Managing Director of Risk Associates, added: \u201cPTCL &amp; Ufone demonstrates strong alignment with PCI DSS v4.0.1 requirements through mature cloud infrastructure and secure data handling practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement further strengthens PTCL &amp; Ufone\u2019s commitment to deliver secure, compliant, and resilient digital services across Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad (Zahid Yaqoob Khawaja): Pakistan\u2019s leading telecom and digital services providers, PTCL &amp; Ufone, have successfully achieved PCI DSS v4.0.1 certification for 2026, strengthening their secure payment card data handling capabilities and alignment with international cybersecurity standards. The certification was awarded by Risk Associates, a globally recognized PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), following an independent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,34,32,31,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-entertainment","9":"category-international","10":"category-national","11":"category-science-tech"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7975"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7981,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7975\/revisions\/7981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}