
Johannesburg-based office
Foregenix, a payment security company, is opening an office in South Africa (view press release). The company says the new Johannesburg-based office follows its significant growth in the payment card industry customer base in the region. With the increased awareness of PCI in South Africa, Foregenix claims it has experienced increased demand to deliver its full suite of information security consulting services and innovative compliance solutions to the region’s payment card industry.
“The expansion into Southern Africa will provide dedicated local resources to new customers and to our existing clients, which currently include banking institutions, service providers and merchants.” says Andrew Henwood, Director at Foregenix. “Our aim is to provide companies with the best possible service to help protect their sensitive data and to meet regulatory requirements such as the PCI DSS,” says Andrew Henwood, Director at Foregenix.
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