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Why Tokenization Is Better Than Point to Point Encryption
Whether you’re a developer seeking an integrated payment solution or a business owner searching for a credit card processing partner, the security of cardholder data should be at the top of your checklist. When processing and storing credit card data via a terminal, the payment processing security standard can vary.
Ursula Librizzi
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Experiencing TLS Issues? Here's Why
Right now, if you’re using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 protocols, you’re at risk for a data breach. A number of vulnerabilities have been found in this early encryption protocol, causing the card brands to require a security upgrade in order for businesses to meet the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) moving forward.
Christina Lavingia
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What Is Tokenization?
If you’ve been to an arcade, you’ve likely dealt with tokens. When you enter the arcade, you trade legal tender for tokens, which can be used to play at the arcade but have no value outside the establishment. If you win a game, you earn tickets to cash in on a prize of your choice. But you can’t use the tickets elsewhere, they have no value outside the arcade.
Christina Lavingia
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What Defines PCI Scope?
Whether you’re a player in the payments space or a business processing credit cards, you’ve heard of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. With the intention to optimize security around credit and debit card transactions and protect cardholder information, all parties involved in facilitating a transaction fall within PCI scope. This includes any system components connected to the cardholder data environment (CDE).
Ursula Librizzi
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What Is PCI Compliance? PayJunction Security Explained
PayJunction provides business owners with helpful features like cards on file and electronic signature capture. These features go above and beyond the old-school technology many businesses still use, but they naturally lead business owners to ask, “How is this secure?” They may also ask themselves, "What is PCI compliance?"
Christina Lavingia
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EMV API Makes Life Easy for Developers
Building business-to-business software and point of sale systems isn’t easy. You build, then refine, then re-build, then refine again ... and again. Finally, you have a worthy product that’s ready for use, except for one small detail: your customers are businesses and they need to accept payments.
Randy Modos
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