KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday issued fresh instructions regarding installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTVs) in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) vestibules and preservation period of visual records.
The central bank invited attention to Circular No. 02 of 2007 and No. 05 of 2016, FD Circular Letter No. 04 of 2017 whereby regulatory instructions were prescribed inter alia regarding installation of CCTVs in ATMs vestibules and preservation period of visual records.
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In this regard, it has been decided to issue following instructions with an aim to strengthen the regulatory instructions and standardize the installation of CCTVs, in and around the branch premises of Banks/MFBs, quality and preservation period of visual records of such CCTVs:
Banks/MFBs are advised to update their Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) to prescribe and standardize inter alia installation points of CCTVs, within ATM vestibules and around branch premises, minimum preservation period of visual records, quality of cameras deployed including minimum required resolution standards to enable round the clock recording. The installed CCTVs should at least be of six mega pixels.
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CCTVs, installed within the ATM vestibules, must be directed to record the ATMs users’ activities and to enable regulated entities and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) facially recognize users, if so required, in investigations of terrorism, fraud and disputed transactions related cases.
Banks/MFBs, within one month of issuance of this letter, shall update aforesaid SoPs, ensure deployment of CCTVs as prescribed therein and submit a copy of compliance certificate in this regard to the concerned Banking Supervision Department.
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Banks/MFBs thereafter on continual basis must maintain, at centralized location, monthly record of operational status of CCTVs. Compliance function shall then certify that CCTVs installed in branch network of regulated entity have operated satisfactorily during preceding month as per standards prescribed in SoPs and submit a quarterly report thereof to concerned Banking Supervision Department.
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