Card Association Encryption Gateways 
Stax
MARCH 4, 2024
A secure payment gateway is one of the main ways merchants can protect their business and customers. It’s also critical to ensure card information is protected from data breaches with secure encryption and cybersecurity standards in place.
Stax
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Protect Stored Cardholder Data Organizations must protect stored cardholder data and other credit card information using encryption, masking, hashing, or other methods to make the data unreadable to unauthorized individuals. Additionally, sensitive authentication data must never be stored after authorization, even if encrypted.
Clearly Payments
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
From independent sales organizations (ISOs) and payment facilitators (PayFacs) to acquirers, card associations, and beyond, each entity plays a unique role in shaping the payment industry. The global payment gateway market is projected to reach $49.7 billion by 2027 , but must navigate security and regulatory challenges.
BNG Payments
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
In addition to online payments, if an organization wants to accept offline donations via credit cards, a merchant account is used alongside a hand-held credit card reader. A card association is a group of banks that sets the terms for all credit card transactions.
Evolve Payment
MARCH 21, 2024
More specifically, the OCC labels a merchant processing activity as: “the settlement of credit and debit card payment transactions by banks for merchants through various card associations.” Gateways securely pass sensitive customer data from your website or point-of-sale (POS) system to your payment processor.
PayHawk
APRIL 18, 2023
BIN Sponsorship A service provided by payment processors that enables merchants to accept payment cards from multiple card issuers. Bluetooth Card Reader A wireless device that connects to a mobile device or computer to process payment card transactions.
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