PSD Circular No. 02 : Risk mitigation measures related to card not present transactions

Payment Systems Department Bangladesh Bank Head Office, Dhaka-1000 Website: http://www.bb.org.bd PSD Circular No. – 02/2013 Date: 18 Bhadra, 1420 ----------------------- 2 September, 2013 Managing Directors/CEOs All Scheduled Banks in Bangladesh Dear Sir, Risk mitigation measures related to ‘card not present’ transactions With the increasing use of credit/debit cards and online transactions it is imperative to enhance the security of online card based transactions and with a view to protecting the interest of all concerned, it has been decided as under: I. The card issuing banks will establish a system of providing additional authentication/validation (2-factor authentication) based on information not visible on the cards for all online ‘card not present’ transactions. II. Introduce a system of ‘online alerts’ (e.g. SMS alert) to the cardholders for all ‘card not present’ transactions of the value of Tk. 5,000.00 and above. It would be mandatory to comply the instructions on or before April 01, 2014. Please acknowledge receipt. Sincerely yours, (Md. Humayun Kabir) General Manager Phone: +88-02-9530174