Josef Huff

Senior Professional Card Payment, Schwarz IT KG

In 1999, Josef Huff began his career with a payment service provider in Munich. During his 21-year career, as Head of Product, he has led and implemented various roles and projects, including building a P2PE solution for retailers with his team. Josef serves as a senior member of the Schwarz Group’s Card Payment Team from March 2020. In conjunction with his team, he has devised, implemented, and advocated for P2PE compliance across multiple payment channels across SCHWARZ Group.

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Challenges with PCI P2PE Solutions While Building Resilience in the European Payments Landscape

Date: Wednesday, 9 October

Track One

Presented by: Josef Huff, Senior Professional Card Payment, Schwarz IT KG and Marlany Naidoo, ISA, CRISC, CISM, Associate C-CISO, Payment Security Lead, Schwarz IT KG

The payment landscape in the Europe market has undergone significant changes in recent years. With the rise of new technologies, customer expectations have evolved, and the SCHWARZ Group who is a leading retailer providing card payments via multiple payment channels throughout its subsidiaries, among them being Lidl and Kaufland, have had to adapt to stay resilient. This presentation explores some of the key challenges faced by Schwarz as a retailer in the European payment market, as well as the implications of the new Point to Point Encryption (P2PE) data standard on those wanting to build resilience models.