Security

Payment services for CurrencyWave are provided by Currencycloud, a trusted global payments platform owned by Visa.  Here is some important  information about their security:

Technical Security

Currencycloud takes the security of your data and money very seriously. They are ISO/IEC 27001:2013 compliant and consistently review and enhance their processes and systems to ensure that they remain secure.

Physical security

The service operates on Amazon Web Services (AWS) which is certified under a number of global compliance programmes which underlines best practices in terms of data centre security.

• ISO 27001 Information Security Management Controls
• ISO 27018 Personal Data Protection
• PCI-DSS Level 1 Payment Card Standards
• SSAE16/SOC 1, SOC2 and SOC 3
• FIPS United States Government Security Standards

For the full list of AWS compliance programs see: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/pci-data-privacy-protection-hipaa-soc-fedramp-faqs/

More information about AWS data centre controls may be found here: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-center/controls/

Network security

There are dedicated systems in place to protect against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks as well as man-in-the-middle attacks. We use reputable registrars to protect against domain hijacking and “phishing” attacks.

The platform undergoes regular penetration testing and has protection in place against common vulnerabilities like code injection attacks and cross-site scripting attacks.

Encryption

All network traffic is encrypted at a transport level and confidential information is encrypted at rest. We use best practices in terms of encryption key storage and security.

Information security

The platform and operational security is certified under ISO/IEC 27001:2013, the international best practice standard for Information Security Management Controls which is independently audited.

We also comply with best practices and regulations pertaining to the management of personal data under the UK Data Protection Act (DPA), as well as the upcoming European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Strong access control

The platform provides a role based, hierarchical security model with two-step authentication and multi-factor authentication for sensitive systems. All access is logged and audited for suspicious behaviour.

Use  Currencycloud  with confidence

Your money and your data is as important to us as it is to you. Here are some of the things we do to make sure that you can use our services with peace of mind.