This document presents an overview of the augmentation, automation and virtualisation capabilities that apply to the payment environments, especially the ATM, Kiosks, POS and SoftPOS environments that Stanchion offers through its solution vendor partners. It is intended for anyone who has to manage payment operations, predominantly in non-production and testing environments. As a global service provider with over 20 years of integration, delivery experience and specialist skills for the support of Payment Systems, Stanchion is well qualified to help you explore how to embrace the latest automation and collaborative tools to drive operational efficiency. Complete the form to receive a copy of this white paper.

This white paper looks at why and what are the opportunities for a bank, based on experiences gained in Europe, where SoftPOS demand is accelerating. The document is intended for anyone who runs banking or payment services that are aimed at the small and micro merchant base. Fifteen months after the payment schemes approved the commercial roll-out for SoftPOS, we are witnessing a surge of interest from banks for meetings on the SoftPOS subject, some with very interesting angles and ideas. Complete the form to receive a copy of our SoftPOS white paper.

With regulations and compliance growing rapidly, internal processes have not kept apace. Manual tools are used surprisingly often and introduce latency and risks of their own, whilst staff are often poorly trained in basic knowledge to help keep your company safe. Find out how to improve your annual compliance processes by up to 30% and how cloud based training in cyber-security good practices can help you create an effective human defence shield. Complete the form for a complimentary copy of the brochure Collaborative Compliance

Cybersecurity threats are continually rising. The recent pandemic caused by Covid-19 has further accelerated the opportunity for criminals to hunt for weaknesses and commercial opportunity. In March 2020, numerous experts reported a 1,500% year on year increase in the threat attack landscape. Payment with supporting Customer Data, along with HealthCare Data, remain the two top priorities for criminals to exploit for commercial gain. Stanchion, working with SwissWebAcademy, BlockAPT and the United Nations CyberSecurity team, are delighted to bring you the English language version of this special edition 78-page CyberSecurity Trends, which you can download a free copy of here. CyberSecurity Trends is a quarterly magazine comprised of articles from international authors and experts, published in English, French, Italian and Romanian. There are three international conferences held annually. More details in the magazine. Stanchion is proactive in ensuring payment security is considered at the heart of your payment operations and ecosystem. [...]

Automated attacks are now commonplace in our infrastructure and very hard to discover within applications. Automated defence is the only way to neutralise the growing risks, especially with technical security expertise in short supply. Learn how you can use automation to gain competitive advantage, reduce risk and save cost. Complete the form below for a complimentary copy of the brochure Enterprise Intelligent Automation Cyber Defense Platform

As new technologies emerge, so do new cybercrime attack vectors. Data encryption and security is increasingly important for enterprises of all sizes. Given the value of Customer Payment Data to the criminal world, it is especially targeted. Sensitive data such as financial information, e-mails, PINs, electronic medical records, social security numbers, and payment transactions must be protected. The payment ecosystem contains some of the most complex and vulnerable processes that we have today. It involves many institutions with technology stacks that are processing and potentially storing highly sensitive data, making it a prime target for sophisticated attacks. All stakeholders are working together to provide a security solution that protects customer information because this entire system is only as strong as its weakest link, being its employees and the underlying technology protecting it. At the heart of this payment processing security landscape sits a Hardware Security Module (HSM). Most likely [...]

Retailers have had an accelerating two years of “Annus horribilis”, and it will get worse. Those who fail to adapt to and address the shopping engagement expectations of the modern generation shopper, with always-connected mobile devices in hand, will continue to struggle and go out of business. Understanding your target consumer is key, but this generational shopper demands an experiential engagement, with integrated omnichannel technology offerings. Our opinion article addresses the key technologies changing retail, payments and the new shopper expectations. A hypothesis we draw is how the large retail payments experience could be saved by 5G Lighting, baked-in personal identity, automated loyalty and creative gifting solutions. Complete this form to download the brochure: How the Retail Payments Experience Could Evolve with 5G Lighting

Oracle have announced new versions (v13 released Sept 2019) and a change in commercial licensing for v8 and newer versions. As Oracle Java is popular among payment applications, and many will likely want to make changes to their Java usage, contact us if you want help to deliver the changes to your payment environments. Complete the form below for a complimentary copy of the brochure Oracle Java Version Update

Whilst the biggest world travellers in volume are still Europeans, the emerging markets led by China are spearheading a new long-term trend in travel, and the numbers are big. For 2017, the United Nations World Travel Organisation (UNWTO) recorded 1.3 billion tourist arrivals globally, of which 75% were holiday travellers and 25% for business. The 7% increase from 2016 was the highest annual growth since 2010. Tourists spent US$1.3 trillion, representing an average of US$1,000 per head making it one of the largest retail categories. Download our white paper: "How the Chinese Tourism Boom Will Change Payments, Creating Winners and Losers". Complete Form to Download White Paper

A breach is expensive. Averages suggest the cost represents 10% of your annual revenue with the average reported breach now costing US$1.6m (source: Radware) and rising fast. Add to this any regulatory fines, lost time, brand impact, lost customers and headache. The impact can run from a week to a couple of months, event dependent. Your annual budget will be impacted, enterprises pay an average of US$200k to external parties to troubleshoot the crisis and your life in the boardroom will be forever changed. A lack of visibility will no longer be tolerated as an acceptable response. Both the UK National Cyber Security Centre and World Economic Forum forecast 74% of businesses can expect a hack this year. Not surprising when 150 criminal groups are known to be making more than US$100,000 per week from their illicit operations (source: Checkpoint). To avoid your chance of ending up in this situation, [...]