Encryption & Tokenization

First Data^® TransArmor^® Data Protection is powerful payment card security that combines the flexibility of software- or hardware-based encryption with random-number tokenization to protect merchants and their customers from the consequences of a payment card data breach.

Benefits for Business

First Data helps your business dramatically increase payment security and reduce risk using state-of-the-art Data Protection to safeguard merchants and consumers from the risks of transmitting and storing vulnerable card data at your location.

Multiple layers of protection make cardholder data significantly more secure

Reduce risk and address the root cause of data security issues

Decrease your liability for breaches and enjoy the extra security of a limited warranty 

Reduce PCI compliance scope, effort and cost

Easy implementation and maintenance, which enables IT to focus on broader business initiatives

Key Components

Combined public/private encryption and tokenization to protect data at every processing stage

The use of the token number to replace the cardholder data virtually eliminates the sensitive data within the merchant environment

Full access to the format-preserving tokenized card data for business and marketing uses

Limited warranty against compromise of the token number, including fraudulent use outside of the merchant systems environment*

*Compliance with association rules and PCI DSS required.