Intelligent Fin.tech Issue 14 | Page 48

PPRO ’ S APPRO PROTECTING P INFRASTRUCTU

SPECIALIST INSIGHT

Katherine Garrod , Chief Information Security Officer at PPRO
Katherine Garrod , the Chief Information Security Officer at PPRO , a company offering globalised digital payment infrastructure to banks and businesses , discussed the company ’ s decision to harness Aqua ’ s solution to attain a comprehensive view of the company ’ s intricate security landscape .

PPRO ’ s secure and unified payment platform grants customers access to card schemes , payment methods , fraud screening tools and other robust capabilities . These tools empower users to conduct quick transactions , enhance checkout conversions and streamline services via a single connection . PayPal , Stripe and GlobalPayments are just a few of the businesses that rely on PPRO .

As a global payment provider , PPRO adheres to stringent regulations spanning a broad range of industries and international borders . Maintaining robust systems and controls to combat fraud and attacks on customer infrastructure is a fundamental aspect of everything PPRO does . A single-second outrage on the platform could lead to significant revenue loss , and a breach could damage the company ’ s reputation .
In order to meet the demands of our global financial services customers , PPRO must adhere to numerous global and regional standards including PCI / DSS , GDPR , Commission de Sucteur Financier and The Financial Conduct Authority , among others .
To add to this , development teams work on more than 150 applications , distributed across multiple sites around the world . PPRO ’ s customers can choose from hundreds of integrated third-party components needed to support their e-commerce initiatives . Gaining a single view into the company ’ s security posture across all these teams without slowing down business productivity was a major goal for PPRO .
PPRO operations have moved aggressively over the past five years from in-house data centres to a true cloud-native infrastructure
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