CIT, an international IT services and solutions provider, with proven experience in the EMV and EFT business, announced that it has successfully completed the delivery of a set of tailored EMV workshops and strategy formulation sessions to the Saudi American Bank (SAMBA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
CIT EMV and ePayment teams have successfully completed two rounds of EMV workshops, covering the technical and business aspects of the EMV migration cycle. The objective of these sessions was to increase the smart card and EMV migration awareness in the bank and ensure that the bank is getting the needed readiness for such a critical initiative.
These workshops were provided at SAMBA premises, in Riyadh, KSA, and have focused on delivering a detailed strategic review of the EMV implementation business and technical requirements, identifying the potential impacts on the bank's infrastructure and processes, and working closely with the bank's senior management as a team to determine the strategic direction for implementing EMV and multi-application chip cards. The EMV awareness workshops were supplemented by the provision of an EMV roadmap document and the initiation of the EMV strategic planning exercise. In addition, specific related security training was provided in the areas of security and key management, and the implications of EMV in the overall security infrastructure of the bank.
The combination of CIT experience in EMV consultancy and migration, multi-applications smart cards, ePayment, and ePayment EMV compliant products, provided SAMBA with a unique approach to address the current needs, and ensures the successful implementation of the overall EMV initiative.
