JCB certifies Epic Lanka as the first South Asian ACS Operator in J/Secure(TM)
2.0 TPP Certification


TOKYO, Sept 7, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), a leading global
payment scheme, and EPIC LANKA (PRIVATE) LIMITED (Epic Lanka), a leading Sri
Lankan IT conglomerate, are pleased to announce that JCB has granted the
J/Secure(TM) 2.0 Third Party Provider (TPP) Certification to Epic Lanka as the
ACS Operator for its service with EPIC ACS.

In addition to being the only locally developed ACS provider in Sri Lanka,
Epic Lanka is the first ACS Operator in South Asia to be certified as a
J/Secure(TM) 2.0 TPP for its product EPIC ACS. Epic Lanka also has the
distinction of being the first company in the world to be certified with
EMV(R) 3DS 2.2 certification and the first-ever Sri Lanka-based vendor to be
certified by the other international payment schemes for their 3-D Secure ACS
solution.

J/Secure(TM) 2.0, JCB's Cardholder authentication program conforming to
the EMV(R) 3-D Secure Protocol and Core Functions Specification, is expanding
globally and supported by major global suppliers of 3DS Server and ACS. The
J/Secure(TM) 2.0 TPP Certification granted to Epic Lanka as the ACS Operator
for EPIC ACS will provide more opportunities to the JCB Issuers for secure
e-commerce transactions. The ACS functions and characteristics supported by
Epic Lanka include 3RI, ACS Attempt, Decoupled Authentication and Acquirer TRA
as authentication options.

Note: EMV(R) is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries and an
unregistered trademark elsewhere. The EMV trademark is owned by EMVCo, LLC.

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