Payments Challenges

What We Solve

Payments companies face unique infrastructure challenges—PCI-DSS deadlines, transaction SLAs, and 24/7 availability requirements. Sound familiar?

PCI-DSS Compliance

Common Challenge
The Challenge

Your PCI-DSS audit is in 90 days. The QSA flagged cardholder data flow issues, encryption gaps, and logging deficiencies. Your team is scrambling to document controls they think exist.

Payment Latency & Throughput

Common Challenge
The Challenge

Your payment processing p99 latency spikes during peak hours. Customers abandon transactions. Your acquirer is asking questions about timeout rates.

Transaction Volume Scaling

Common Challenge
The Challenge

You're processing 10x more transactions than last year. The architecture that worked at 1,000 TPS is showing cracks at 10,000. You need to scale without downtime.

Audit-Ready Documentation

Common Challenge
The Challenge

Your acquirer, card scheme, or enterprise client wants architecture documentation. Your diagrams are outdated, no one knows why the system is built this way, and the QSA needs evidence.

What You'll Receive

Every engagement produces tangible, actionable deliverables—not just recommendations.

PCI-DSS Gap Analysis

Requirement-by-requirement assessment with evidence mapping and remediation paths.

Cardholder Data Flow Diagrams

Payment flows showing encryption points, trust boundaries, and PCI scope.

Architecture Decision Records

Documented decisions with rationale—ready for QSAs and acquirers.

Latency Analysis Report

Transaction flow bottleneck identification with optimisation recommendations.

Scaling Roadmap

Infrastructure evolution plan aligned with transaction volume projections.

Security Controls Matrix

PCI-DSS control mapping with implementation status and evidence tracking.

Recognise Any of These Challenges?

Start with a free assessment to understand where you stand. No commitment required—just clarity on your current state.

Led by a solutions architect with first-hand financial services experience, including NatWest.