IT Consortium has obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification making it the first FinTech company in Ghana to do so.

The winner of the 2018 edition of the prestigious Ghana Club 100 Awards by this certification consolidates the company's position as a market leader within the Ghanaian FinTech space.

The ISO 27001 is an international standard, recognized globally for managing risks to the security of information an
organization possesses.

This certification which provides a set of standardized requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) enables an organization to effectively manage risks to information security, as well as protect the information of clients and employees.

The Auditor with  Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) Eric Odae, speaking at the presentation ceremony said he was confident that IT Consortium would be a good example of a company that has gone through the certification and thrived.

He further encouraged the management of the company to continuously invest more in their operations, in his words “so that we can have the Silicon Valley we are looking forward to having in
Ghana.”

Chief Information Security Officer of IT Consortium’s Ato Yawson, indicated that keeping up to date with all the necessary compliance standards is a top priority for the organization.

H e further said “We needed to find out if our processes were robust by clearly defining all aspects of our business operations – right from physical security checks to top level information security. We had to also identify associated risks and then look at how to mitigate the risks either by minimizing or managing them. This process has taken us over two years to complete. This certification further enhances our credibility following our PCI-DSS compliance certification”.

IT Consortium’s CEO, Romeo Bugyei, expressed excitement about the value that the certification will bring to the business.

He said “As a financial technology company, you want to make sure your processes are solid and reliable. It is not just what you say, but what recognized international standards authorities say about you. With our planned expansion beyond Ghana in the horizon, the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification is one of the ways to assure stakeholders that we are truly world class. The certification, in itself is also a validation of the high standards
we hold ourselves to internally.”

IT Consortium’s ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification was implemented by ISMS management consulting firm, Innovare.