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White Papers

Devaluing personal and payment data: Why Europe needs to embrace PCI validated Point to Point Encryption

This white paper discusses the advantages of PCI validated Point to Point Encryption (PCI P2PE) over other methods such as End-to-End encryption (E2EE), including a comparison of both in relation to PCI DSS requirements. It also covers using PCI P2PE with German GIRO and EU SEPA payments.

The Strategic Importance of Payments Data Ownership

Many organizations recognize the business value of payments, however they often overlook the strategic importance of payments data ownership. The benefits are increased company valuation, PSP downtime protection, de-banking protection, efficient payment orchestration and more.

Impact of PCI P2PE and Tokenization

PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) and Tokenization are crucial tools for securing credit card data in flight and at rest. Learn about these crucial tools and the role they both play.

The State of Enterprise Readiness for PCI DSS 4.0

This report from S&P Global discusses the current state of payment data security and establishes a baseline for PCI DSS 4.0 readiness, based on survey data from enterprises across nearly a dozen industry verticals.

Payment Data Security: 5 Steps to a Strategic Plan

What you need to know to future-proof your cardholder data environment with a well-developed strategic plan.

Payment Data Security: 5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Provider

Choosing a reliable partner to securely process payments, protect transaction data, and strike a balance between data protection and frictionless commerce is crucial for an organization. Here are five key questions to ask them.

The Rise in Ransomware | Preparing for a Potential Attack

Cause and effect, 2021 trends, key takeaways and implementing encryption and tokenization to prevent data compromise.

Using Bluefin’s ShieldConex® for Data Protection: Foregenix Review

Foregenix independent review on Bluefin’s ShieldConex data security platform for the protection of PII, PHI and financial data.

Formulating a Complete Payment and Data Security Approach

The rules, regulations and considerations around protecting PII, PHI and payment data and how encryption and tokenization work to provide an omnichannel security strategy.

P2PE for Petroleum and C-Stores

An overview of the first PCI-validated P2PE solution for petroleum and C-stores provided by Bluefin and industry partners.

White Paper: Verizon - The Value of Point-to-Point Encryption in Point-of-Interaction

P2PE in POI Environments: Scope, Cost, Benefits and Implementation

The merits of a layered approach to data security and fraud prevention, combining technologies such as EMV, PCI-validated P2PE and tokenization.

Navigating the Crossover in PCI Compliance with Nacha Data Regulations

Overview of Nacha’s data security requirements for ACH originators and third parties, overview of PCI guidelines to ensure compliance, and encryption / tokenization to address data security.

PCI DSS Compliance, Scope Reduction, and Cost-benefit Analysis For PCI-Listed P2PE

Impact of PCI P2PE – Bluefin White Paper Authored by Coalfire Systems Inc.

PCI DSS compliance, scope reduction, and cost-benefit analysis for PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE).

Formulating a Complete Payment and Data Security Approach in Healthcare

The rules, regulations and considerations around protecting PHI, PII and payment data in the healthcare environment and how encryption and tokenization work to provide an omnichannel security strategy.

Case Studies

System Innovators Transforms Government Payment Processing with Bluefin’s Secure and Flexible Solutions

Transforming Government Payment Processing

Case Study Featuring System Innovators

Optimizing Payment Acceptance Across Campus

Case Study Featuring University of California (UCLA)

Securing Payments For Member-Based Organizations

Case Study Featuring Christensen Computer Company

Utility Software Specialist Streamlines Bill Pay Systems

Case Study Featuring Continental Utility Solutions (CUSI)

Integrated Healthcare Payments

Case Study Featuring CharmHealth

PCI P2PE Healthcare Deployment

Case Study Featuring Bluefin and CDE

PCI P2PE for Education

Case Study featuring University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

PCI P2PE for Government / Utilities

Case study featuring Springbrook Software

Retail Case Study: PriceSmart, Bluefin and First Atlantic Commerce (FAC)

PCI P2PE for International

Case Study featuring PriceSmart, Bluefin and First Atlantic Commerce (FAC)

PCI P2PE for Healthcare

Case Study featuring The Dentist Group, Bluefin and Curve Dental

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Case Study

PCI P2PE for Healthcare

Case Study featuring Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)

PCI P2PE for Unattended

Case Study featuring The Hillman Group

PCI P2PE for Franchises

Case Study featuring Two Men and a Truck (TMT)

PCI P2PE Devices

ID TECH Case Study Featuring Bluefin

PCI P2PE for Foodservice

Case Study Featuring AVI Foodsystems

PCI P2PE for Foodservice

Main Squeeze Juice Company

Infographics

Reduce Complexity and Increase Security with Payment Orchestration

In today’s payment and data ecosystem, engaging with multiple payment service providers (PSPs) can be key for flexibility, cost optimization, and geographical reach. Payment data fuels organizational growth – but too often, PSPs end up holding the keys. Explore how payment orchestration gives enterprises, organizations, and SaaS platforms the freedom, security, and performance that your business needs.

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Data Breaches and the State of Healthcare

Most breaches involve PHI (protected health information) and PII (personally identifiable patient information), which cybercriminals use to commit fraud or sell on the dark web. The HIPPA Journal reports that 95% of all identity theft incidents come from stolen healthcare records. This information is worth about 50 times more than credit card information.

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Top 5 Reasons To Use Tokenization for Payment and Data Security

With data breaches on the rise and cyberattacks threatening businesses worldwide, payment tokenization offers a robust solution, ensuring secure, efficient, and customer-friendly payment processing. Our infographic highlights the key benefits of tokenization, from boosting sensitive data security to achieving payment processor independence, providing essential insights to stay ahead of cyber threats.

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General State of Data Breaches in Higher Education in 2022

Colleges and universities have recently been hit hard by a series of challenges: funding concerns, remote-learning programs, COVID restrictions—and now ransomware attacks and data breaches. In fact, higher education cyberattacks can be even more damaging and costly, thanks to a lack of IT resources and budget in these organizations.

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The State of Healthcare Data Breaches

Data breaches threaten providers’ ability to deliver care and operate efficiently, as well as their reputations. Although hospitals have implemented security protocols, data breaches remain common. In fact, the number of reported healthcare breaches in 2021 increased by 19%. There were 905 reported in 2021 compared to 758 in 2020.

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The Gold Standard in POS Payment Security: PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption

Bluefin secures point-of-sale (POS) payments with the highest level of security available, PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE). Learn why P2PE is the best choice for protecting countertop, mobile, call center and unattended payments.

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