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Thales secures mobile point-of-sale solution for Kashing, UK-based payments providerSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data security, announces Kashing Ltd., a provider of digital payment services for independent merchants, is deploying the Thales payShield 9000 hardware security module (HSM) to secure its online e-commerce and mPOS (mobile point of sale) card reader. Using Thales HSMs to support end-to-end encryption of the payment data, Kashing developed a highly secure mPOS solution that allows merchants of all sizes to accept face-to-face, telephonic and (in the case of the popular tourist attraction King Arthur's Labyrinth) online card payments. With the payShield 9000, Kashing also fulfills the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance requirements for the processing, storage, and transmission of account data. Designed specifically for payment applications, payShield 9000 secures devices running card issuing and payment processing applications. Its hardened, tamper-resistant platform provides the cryptographic protection required for ATM, POS, credit and debit card issuance, and processing. To safeguard the integrity of each transaction, Kashing created an architecture with payShield 9000 that utilizes point-to-point encryption of all sensitive information. The payer, payee and all transaction details remain protected from the original point-of-sale through to back-end processing. In addition to its encryption capabilities, payShield 9000 also enabled Kashing to:
Gert Horne, CSO and co-founder, Kashing says: Peter Galvin, VP of Strategy at Thales eSecurity says: Find out more about how Thales is helping Kashing by reading the case study: https://www.thalesesecurity.com/resources/case-studies/thales-payshield-provides-core-protection-kashings-payment-solutions For industry insight and views on the latest data security trends check out our blog. You can follow Thales eSecurity on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube. About Thales eSecurity About Thales Positioned as a value-added systems integrator, equipment supplier and service provider, Thales is one of Europe's leading players in the security market. The Group's security teams work with government agencies, local authorities and enterprise customers to develop and deploy integrated, resilient solutions to protect citizens, sensitive data and critical infrastructure. Thales offers world-class cryptographic capabilities and is a global leader in cybersecurity solutions for defence, government, critical infrastructure providers, telecom companies, industry and the financial services sector. With a value proposition addressing the entire data security chain, Thales offers a comprehensive range of services and solutions ranging from security consulting, data protection, digital trust management and design, development, integration, certification and security maintenance of cybersecured systems, to cyberthreat management, intrusion detection and security supervision through cybersecurity Operation Centres in France, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong. View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thales-secures-mobile-point-of-sale-solution-for-kashing-uk-based-payments-provider-300568541.html SOURCE Thales |