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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) concept illustration with padlock and EU stars

Payment Systems

What Is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), (EU) 2016/679, is EU law on data protection and privacy. It gives individuals control over their personal data, requires breach notification within 72 hours, and allows fines of up to 20 million euros or 4% of annual revenue.

Illustration of personal data protection under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK)

Merchant & POS

What is the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK)?

The Personal Data Protection Law was adopted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 24/03/2016 and published in Official Gazette No. 29677 on 07/04/2016. It protects individuals' rights in the processing of personal data and sets the rules that data controllers must follow.

Diagram illustrating a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) architecture

HSM & Security

What is TEE (Trusted Execution Environment)?

A Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is an environment where executed code and accessed data are isolated and protected in terms of confidentiality (no one has access to the data) and integrity (no one can alter the code or its behavior). We may not realize it, but many…

Account Information Service Provider concept icon

Payment Systems

What are Account Information Service Providers?

Digital Account Checking underpins many innovative banking and FinTech services. In most cases, it is performed by Account Information Service Providers, which supply data from customers' online bank accounts to other banks and third-party providers.

ATM skimming protection device illustration

ATM

What is Skimming Protection Solution (SPS)?

The name given to the solution developed by NCR against card skimming and fraud. With SPS, the ATM network is protected from the cost and risks of skimming attacks, which cause over 2 billion dollars in global losses annually.

Diagram illustrating the relationship between KEK and DEK encryption keys

HSM & Security

What is KEK (Key Encryption Key)?

KEK (Key Encryption Key) is an encryption key used to encrypt the DEK (Data Encryption Key) and decrypt the encrypted DEK. The relationship between KEK and DEK: in encryption systems, keys are managed in a layered structure.

Cover of the EMVCo Software-based Mobile Payment Security Requirements document

Security

What is Software-based Mobile Payment Security Requirements?

“Software-based Mobile Payment Security Requirements” is a document published by EMVCo in April 2020 to guide payment application developers in building secure payment applications. This post summarizes its purpose and who it concerns.

PCI Security Standards Council overview

Security

What is PCI SSC?

It is an organization aimed at developing, managing, teaching, and raising awareness of security standards in the Card Payments Industry. The PCI Security Standards Council is also an open global forum for data security standards.