First Data grants access to its data security solution to more merchants

A global provider of ecommerce and payment processing solutions First Data Corporation has expanded a merchant pilot of the First Data TransArmor solution.

Now over 400 US merchants of all sizes will be able to access the comprehensive data security solution over the next four months. The TransArmor solution (previously called First Data Secure Transaction Management) was developed in close partnership with EMC Corporation.

The TransArmor was designed to enhance merchant data security issues by removing payment card data from the merchant environment as part of processing the transaction, significantly reducing risk and the scope of PCI compliance efforts.