August 25, 2026 - Tim Winston, former Principal Industry Specialist of Payments at AWS, has joined the Prime Factors team, bringing more than four decades of experience in payment cryptography, compliance, and security architecture to the company. Drawing on an extensive background in payment cryptography, data protection, and systems architecture, Winston will serve in a […]
June 2, 2026 - As Prime Factors continues to advance our data security solutions and deepen our industry partnerships, we are pleased to introduce two strategic additions to our leadership team whose backgrounds in payments and cybersecurity align directly with the next phase of our growth. In the first half of this year, we welcomed […]
Built on decades of real-world payment security expertise, the Bank Card Security System (BCSS) simplifies the design, deployment, and management of secure payment card applications that integrate with Thales payShield 10K HSMs. BCSS reduces complexity, cost, and time to market with PCI-proven security functionality, helping organizations stay audit-ready while adapting to new payment requirements. The […]
April 15, 2025 – Prime Factors and Thales announced today that Thales will offer Prime Factors’ Bank Card Security System (BCSS) – a software solution that helps simplify the orchestration of payment security in bespoke payment applications – through its global distribution networks. “We are eager to provide tools for our customers to implement payment […]
August 27, 2024 - Prime Factors, a leader in application-level data protection, has been recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security, 2024. According to Gartner, “A DSP [Data Security Platform] reduces integration cost, manual work and friction by connecting previously disparate data authorization rules, security controls and capabilities, and […]
February 6, 2024 – Prime Factors, a leader in application-level data protection, has been recognized by Gartner® among Data Security Platform (DSP) Vendors in the 2024 Market Guide for Data Security Platforms report. In the Market Guide for Data Security Platforms, 2024, Gartner has recognized the Prime Factors EncryptRIGHT® software among Representative DSP Vendors. We […]
Every day, businesses share sensitive information outside the enterprise, such as sending purchasing files or other documents containing personally identifiable information to trading partners, resellers, or third parties. Safeguarding this data is crucial to avoid a breach and comply with regulations, which is why organizations often implement file encryption infrastructure to keep sensitive information secure […]
October 10, 2023 - In the Hype Cycle for Privacy, 2023, Gartner recognized Prime Factors as a Sample Vendor for the Format-Preserving Encryption (FPE) category. Prime Factors, a leader in application-level data protection, has been recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Privacy, 2023. "Security and risk management (SRM) leaders responsible for privacy […]
August 16, 2023 - This year, Prime Factors was recognized by Gartner® in the "Outlook for Data Security" session held at the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit held from 5 through 7 June 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. In the Gartner Invest Analyst Insight: Presentation Summary — Gartner Security Summit — Data Security, the research "summarizes one of the sessions […]
It’s time to start shifting the mindset from leveraging encryption as a sole data protection technique, to implementing a more robust, well-rounded approach that leverages multiple types of data protection methods seamlessly to define and enforce how data is protected, who can access it, and what form the data takes when access is granted. Encryption […]
March 3, 2023 - Preferred Payment Security Software Reduces Complexity, Adds New Features for High-Volume Operating Prime Factors announced the latest release of its popular Bank Card Security System (BCSS) software, the market-leading application development accelerator for retail payments. The new release further simplifies payment security and expands deployment to high-volume operating environments, including payment […]
February 11, 2020 - Utimaco and Prime Factors deliver a solution to drastically reduce the complexity of application level data protection, allowing enterprises to quickly and easily implement encryption, tokenization, and data masking while enforcing access controls and separations of duties. Prime Factors Joins Utimaco’s U-Trust Technology Partner Program Aachen, Germany, & Eugene (OR), USA, […]
