Vijaya Bank’s announced on Monday that its Risk Management Department has received ISO 27001 certification from the British Standards Institute. The public sector bank claimed that the bank’s department is first among Indian banks to receive such certification. Chairman and Managing Director of Vijaya Bank H.S. Upendra Kamath and Executive Director K.R. Shenoy received the certification from BSI, Bangalore. On the occasion, the bank also launched its Security Operation Centre to facilitate secure banking, a ‘missed call’ service, and a free service that enables customers to know their account balance.