Last HSM Standing - PayPal POS's Move to AWS Payment Cryptography

Discover how Zettle by PayPal successfully migrated from on-premise hardware security modules to AWS Payment Cryptography in this 18-minute conference talk from AWS re:Invent 2025. Learn about the strategic approach taken by one of Europe's leading point-of-sale vendors to retire their final on-premise hardware while processing real-time transaction volumes across multiple geographies. Explore the technical implementation details of maintaining PCI PIN and PCI P2PE compliance during the migration process, understand how the transition enhanced system resiliency, and examine the infrastructure cost reductions achieved through cloud adoption. Gain insights into the challenges and solutions involved in modernizing payment processing infrastructure while ensuring continuous operation and regulatory compliance in a high-volume transaction environment.