Basis Theory

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today, we can tokenize anything from credit card primary account numbers (PAN) to one-time debit card transactions or social security numbers. As a merchant, to understand tokenization for your own benefit, it’s critical to understand: What tokenization is, why it’s important for payments, and how it compares to encryption.

Encryption 157

Encryption Payment APIs and Integration PCI DSS Returns 157

VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Virtually every industry faces data breach risks today as sensitive information gets digitized and networked across cloud platforms. But some data types see higher breach rates than others.

Data Breach 272

Data Breach Breach Multifactor Authentication Cybersecurity 272

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.

Encryption 88

Encryption PCI DSS Data Security Origination 88

Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

Our software partners transmit merchant data to our APIs using Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption. TLS encrypts data during transit and offers enhanced security features to combat man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks. The encrypted data is then written to our database. We implement TLS 1.3,

Data Security 52

Data Security Security Encryption Payment APIs and Integration 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

It’s shocking that a company of Yahoo’s size and long history could fall prey to such attacks and that there were no countermeasures, such as data encryption, in place to prevent them.”. Social Security numbers were exposed in more than half of all breaches last year.

Data Breach 71

Data Breach Breach Security Risk 71

EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

An incident is only considered a data breach if the confidentiality of data is compromised. Sensitive or confidential data can include customer data records, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, healthcare information, intellectual property, etc.

Data Breach 52

Data Breach Best Practices Breach Phishing 52

Stax

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

sanctioned countries Security Features Highly secure with financial industry standards, encryption, and strict protocols Enhanced security with proof of identity required Best for Recurring bills, payroll, government transactions, B2B payments High-value transactions, urgent payments, international transfers What is ACH (Automated Clearing House)?

Wire Transfer 88

Wire Transfer Wire Wires ACH 88