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Scale and secure your banking and payments operations

Power real-time payments, safeguard financial data and accelerate transactions with AI-ready infrastructure and direct access to our financial services ecosystem.

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Built for the speed and security of modern banking

Power real-time transactions, meet regulatory demands and scale securely across global markets.

Modernize banking infrastructure

Replace aging on-premises infrastructure with high-security, densely connected, AI-ready data centers. Migrate mission-critical banking and payments workloads to where hyperscalers, processors and settlement networks converge.

Disaster recovery and business continuity

Build continuity on infrastructure designed to never fail. With uninterrupted power, N+1 redundant systems, multilevel physical security and 24/7/365 trained staff availability, banks and payment processors can rely upon compliance-grade resilience when every second of downtime carries regulatory consequence.

Fraud detection and prevention

Run fraud prevention applications with private, low-latency connectivity inside high-security, always-on facilities. Banking and payments IT teams can trust their infrastructure to drive real-time fraud detection model performance while keeping customer data safe.

Built for compliance

DORA

An EU regulation strengthening the digital operational resilience of banks and payments companies with oversight of their ICT providers.

PSD2/PSD3

EU directives governing payment services, open banking and strong customer authentication.

GDPR

EU regulation protecting personal data with strict requirements for processing, storage, and consent.

ISO 27001

International standard for information security management systems and risk assessment.

SOC 2

U.S. standard for security, availability, and confidentiality controls at service organizations.

PCI DSS

Global standard for securing payment card data across processing, storage, and transmission.

Frequently asked questions

How does Equinix support secure, real‑time banking and payment transactions?

Equinix enables banks and payments providers to deploy infrastructure close to customers, partners and payment rails. Private connectivity improves transaction performance and reduces reliance on public networks for sensitive workloads such as payments, fraud detection and API‑driven banking services.

How does Equinix help banks address compliance and audit requirements?

Equinix operates globally distributed, certified data centers that support regulatory expectations for security, access control and audit readiness. Customers retain control over how data is processed and where it resides, enabling architectures aligned with regional banking and payment regulations.

Can Equinix help with data localization and jurisdictional control?

Yes. Banks and payment providers can choose where to deploy infrastructure and how to route traffic, supporting localized data processing and compliance with data residency requirements. Equinix enables this control without dictating customer data policies.

How does Equinix support modernization without disrupting critical systems?

Equinix allows banks to modernize incrementally by colocating legacy systems alongside public cloud workloads. This hybrid approach reduces risk while enabling new capabilities such as real-time analytics, open banking and AI-driven services.

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Partner with Equinix to power real-time payments, safeguard financial data and drive digital growth with resilient connectivity, AI-ready infrastructure and direct access to partners for fast, compliant transactions.

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