Global Finance Leader Achieves PCI Compliance with PK Protect

Background
This customer is a leading global financial services firm and one of the top 5 largest banking institutions in the world, headquartered in a major U.S. financial hub. The company manages data across vast repositories housed on endpoints and servers, including IBM Z, leveraging their security, resiliency, performance, scalability, and sustainability to ensure robust and efficient data management.

The Challenge
Customer faced a critical challenge related to Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. The company needed to send credit card information securely between themselves and a merchant, adhering to stringent PCI standards. Ensuring that sensitive data was protected from unauthorized access during transmission was essential to prevent potential breaches and avoid regulatory penalties.