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Addressee: (Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of GALAXY BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION)
We have conducted an audit of the Assurance Credit Card, Incorporated’s (ACCI) credit card
application system, your company’s credit card service-provider. Our audit also included tests of
controls of ACCI’s data processing resources at its organization’s data center. In view thereof, we are
pleased to report our audit findings and opinion which will help the GBTC decide whether it will still
engage the credit card services of ACCI for the next three (3) years. Presented below is the Executive
Summary of our audit findings, recommendations, and our audit opinion.
AUDIT REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
GALAXY BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION (GBTC), a banking institution, has used the same
credit card service organization for over a decade now. The financial institution utilized the credit card
application supplied by the Assurance Credit Card, Inc. (ACCI), a credit card service organization as
well as the data processing resources at its organization’s data center.
SCOPE OF AUDIT
In our IT audit of the controls of GALAXY BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION, the following
elements were audited:
IT Access Controls
Data Management System
Administrative Security
Security Management Control
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
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IT Security
Operational IT functions, processes and activities
The objective of this audit is to determine if the GALAXY BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION
should still engage with the credit card services of Assurance Credit Card, Incorporated (ACCI) for the
next three (3) years, and whether they can still assure the financial institution that their controls would
help offer quality services.
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
oraccountingfirm@yahoo.com
525-6931 / 639-0119
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
oraccountingfirm@yahoo.com
525-6931 / 639-0119
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
oraccountingfirm@yahoo.com
525-6931 / 639-0119
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
oraccountingfirm@yahoo.com
525-6931 / 639-0119
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
oraccountingfirm@yahoo.com
525-6931 / 639-0119
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OCHOA & REMILLETE ACCOUNTING FIRM
373 L. Santos St., Makati City, Philippines
oraccountingfirm@yahoo.com
525-6931 / 639-0119
AUDIT OPINION
In our opinion, the GALAXY BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION should not engage with the
Assurance Credit Card, Incorporates (ACCI) anymore due to numerous deficiencies and weaknesses
occurring within the control environment which can harm or put the company into risks.
March 8, 2019
Date of Audit Report
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