PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Security and technology consulting company Accutive is rolling out a new solution designed to give enterprises an alternative to data encryption to protect sensitive information. 20), Accutive said it is launching its Data Discovery and Data Masking solutions. In a press release on Wednesday (Feb.

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 28, 2024

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance 4.0 offers essential guidelines and a framework to safeguard cardholders’ data and mitigate any potential data breaches that may occur in banks. Protecting stored cardholders’ data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. America’s Data Breach Problem.

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EBizCharge

JANUARY 14, 2025

Overall, the payment gateway acts as a secure bridge that encrypts sensitive data, such as credit card details, to ensure the transaction is processed safely and efficiently. Strong encryption builds trust with customers and reduces the risk of data breaches. How much does a payment gateway cost?

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EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Now more than ever, businesses are focusing on preventing data breaches and implementing response protocols to mitigate breaches if they occur. According to the 2023 IBM Data Breach Report , the global average cost of data breaches was $4.45 What are data breaches?

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EBizCharge

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Payment processor: The payment processor ensures that the payment data is transmitted securely between the merchant, customer, and issuing bank, enabling real-time approvals or rejections. The gateway acts as the intermediary that collects, encrypts, and transmits transaction data to the payment processor.

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Segpay

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Tokenization: Generative AI contributes to the implementation of tokenization, a technique that replaces sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, with unique tokens. These tokens are generated for each transaction, reducing the risk of data breaches. This provides digital payment methods with an additional level of security.

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EBizCharge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Secure payment processing: Data encryption ensures that credit card details and payment data are secure, reducing fraud risk. Virtual terminals should implement strong payment security measures like encryption, tokenization, address encryption, address verification, and secure gateways to prevent fraud and data breaches.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Moreover, companies need to follow data privacy and compliance requirements to stay in business. There are various methods of enforcing data security, such as data masking, encryption, authentication, and data tokenization. The resulting token is essentially a proxy and has no real value.

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VISTA InfoSec

JANUARY 22, 2024

It boils down to minimizing the risk of data breaches and maximizing the security of cardholder information. This is achieved through a multi-pronged approach: Data Encryption: Requirement 3 mandates the use of strong cryptographic controls such as encryption for stored cardholder data. PCI DSS v3.2.1

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The importance of cyber security for SMEs As small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often become prime targets for cyber attacks, resulting in significant financial losses and data breaches, the importance of cyber security cant be emphasized enough.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The importance of cyber security for SMEs As small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often become prime targets for cyber attacks, resulting in significant financial losses and data breaches, the importance of cyber security can’t be emphasized enough.

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Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

By Jeremy Smillie, VP of DevSecOps at Exact Payments In an era where data breaches are not just threats but realities, protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is more crucial than ever. At Exact Payments, we understand the magnitude of the responsibility of handling such sensitive data. We implement TLS 1.3,

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Basis Theory

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Whether that is collecting credit card numbers to transmit with a payment gateway, placing details into a shared customer relationship management system, or storing card numbers in an encrypted database—all of this sensitive information must be protected according to the specifics of the PCI-DSS standard.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For example, Facebook recently disclosed that an unprecedented data breach, discovered on September 25, exposed the social media accounts of up to 90 million users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account.

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Fintech Review

MARCH 18, 2025

This emerging technology holds particular relevance for fintech, which relies heavily on encryption to secure transactions and data. Researchers warn that powerful quantum computers could one day crack traditional encryption methods in a feasible time. Over time, cybersecurity threats pushed fintech security to evolve further.

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Clearly Payments

JUNE 7, 2024

Payment Gateway Tokenizes Data Action : The payment gateway API tokenizes the sensitive payment information. Details : Tokenization replaces the sensitive card information with a secure token, reducing the risk of data breaches. Details : The acquiring bank forwards the request to the card network (e.g.,

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Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Security & compliance Security is a top priority, especially when dealing with sensitive customer data. When selecting an ISV partner, businesses should verify: Data encryption standards to prevent breaches. Compliance with industry regulations , such as GDPR for data protection or PCI DSS for payment security.

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Payment Savvy

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Encrypt and Back-Up Data. An effective cyber fraud strategy should prevent physical access to sensitive data and render that data useless in case it falls into the wrong hands by encrypting it. Data encryption is the most effective way of protecting yourself from cyber fraud.

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Stax

JULY 16, 2024

The best way to protect data as it is being transmitted over a network, especially one that is public and open, is to encrypt it. One of the most common ways that cybercriminals get access to cardholder data is when it is being transmitted. Three months of audit trails and logs should be easily accessible for immediate review.

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EBizCharge

AUGUST 8, 2024

Security: Salesforce adheres to stringent security protocols, such as PCI compliance, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and advanced data encryption, to safeguard payment data. Encryption, fraud detection systems, and regular security audits protect business financial information and customer payment data.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2018

TeenSafe assures parents that the app “employs industry-leading SSL and vormetric data encryption to secure your child’s data. Your child’s data is encrypted — and remains encrypted — until delivered to you, the parent.”.

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Exact Payments

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

While this may seem like a significant adjustment, it is, in fact, a positive step toward bolstering security measures and mitigating the potential fallout of any data breach. Change #2: Primary Account Number (PAN) Encryption The security of sensitive information, such as primary account numbers (PANs), is of utmost importance.

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Segpay

MARCH 10, 2025

Here’s how it works: Encryption & Secure Transmission: The payment gateway encrypts the player’s payment details and securely transmits them to the payment processor. Tokenization & Encryption All sensitive payment data is encrypted and tokenized, reducing the risk of data breaches.

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Nanonets

OCTOBER 1, 2023

• Security: PSPs use encryption and other security measures to protect your customers’ personal and financial information. When evaluating security measures, look for features such as data encryption, fraud detection and prevention, and customer authentication.

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Segpay

JUNE 13, 2024

Compliance with Industry Standards Your business should comply with industry bare minimums like Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS compliance sets industry requirements that safeguard payment card data using encryption, firewalls, and regular security audits.

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Data security: financial institutions should implement robust security measures to protect sensitive data from unauthorised access and breaches. Liability: businesses should establish clear liability frameworks for data breaches and other incidents.

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Segpay

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With growing concerns around data breaches, identity theft, and unauthorized access, organizations need to ensure that only authenticated users can access their systems and sensitive information. Benefits of Adopting IDaaS Solutions Enhanced Security One of the primary benefits of IDaaS is the enhanced security it provides.

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