Fidelity Bank receives ISO 27001 certificate

FIDELITY Bank Plc has formally been presented a certificate confirming that it has fulfilled the necessary requirements and has subsequently joined the only 10 companies in Africa whose information management system has become ISO 270001 compliant.In a colourful ceremony where ISO 27001 certificate was presented to the bank at Eko Hotel Lagos, Theuns Kotze, Managing Director, British Standards Institute (Europe, Middle East and Africa) described Fidelity Bank as one of the best companies that have successfully carried out the process mapping and compliance tests that lead to the issuance of ISO 27001 certificate.According to him, ISO 27001 is one of the most difficult International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certificates to attain, as there are not more than 5,000 ISO 27001 certified companies worldwide.'There are 10 companies in all of Africa that have so far been ISO 27001 certified and less than 20 companies from both Africa and the Middle East. Fidelity Bank ranks among the best that has ever done the exercise in recent years', Kotze declared, pointing out that it takes at least two years for companies to prepare themselves for the certification process.'In the last two years of this exercise, Fidelity has not only gained knowledge but also the skills and competence in information management. Fidelity's customers and business partners should be proud of this achievement', Kotze observed.Explaining the steps that led to the achievement, Reginald Ihejiahi, MD and CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc revealed that it was part of a strategic board decision taken over three years ago to adopt the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
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