Collaboration enables tokenization-driven protection of sensitive data, helping banks modernize securely and meet evolving regulatory requirements.

Geneva, Switzerland, January 2026

ITSS Global, a leading provider of banking technology solutions and a premier Temenos delivery partner, today announced a strategic partnership with comforte AG, a global leader in data-centric security, to help banks using Temenos Transact (T24) significantly reduce exposure of clear-text sensitive data across core banking and connected environments.

As banks accelerate digital transformation initiatives—including cloud adoption, advanced analytics, and AI-led use cases—the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and payment data has become a critical challenge. Increasing regulatory scrutiny under frameworks such as PCI DSS 4.0, GDPR, and emerging operational resilience standards is driving the need for security approaches that protect data itself, not just the systems around it.

Through this partnership, ITSS and comforte AG deliver an integrated, data-centric security capability for Temenos Transact environments that enables banks to protect sensitive data without disrupting core banking operations or requiring extensive application changes.

Embedding Data-Centric Security into Temenos Transformations

Delivered by ITSS as part of its Temenos implementation, upgrade, and managed services portfolio, the solution integrates comforte’s TAMUNIO data security platform with Temenos Transact. This enables centralized policy management, tokenization, and controlled de-tokenization of sensitive data—ensuring that clear-text information does not propagate into logs, non-production systems, analytics platforms, or downstream applications.

By embedding data protection directly into the Temenos ecosystem, banks can continue to leverage reporting, analytics, and operational processes while significantly reducing exposure to data breach and audit risk.

Security as a Foundation for Modernization

“As banks modernize their Temenos environments, the real security challenge is no longer the perimeter. It is protecting sensitive data as it moves across core systems, analytics platforms, and on the cloud. Through our partnership with comforte AG, we enable Temenos clients to embed data-centric tokenization directly into their transformation journeys. This significantly reduces breach exposure, supports compliance with evolving regulatory mandates such as PCI DSS 4.0 and GDPR, and allows banks to adopt cloud, analytics, and AI-driven use cases without compromising data sovereignty or performance.”

- Somasundaram M, Regional Sales Director (MEA), ITSS

“The modern threat landscape demands a shift from securing systems to securing the data itself. Today’s regulators and auditors expect readable data to stay out of places it doesn’t belong, such as logs or test files. Together with ITSS, we help banks prove that control and move faster on analytics, fraud initiatives, and AI programs using protected data.”

- Henning Horst, CTO, comforte AG

ITSS brings deep architectural knowledge of Temenos Transact to ensure the solution integrates seamlessly, preserves system performance, and aligns with real-world banking operations. The collaboration enables banks to introduce advanced security controls during core banking upgrades, migrations, cloud initiatives, and ongoing operations, turning security into a business enabler rather than a constraint.

Supporting Compliance and Future-Ready Banking

By eliminating unnecessary clear-text data exposure, the ITSS–comforte AG solution helps banks:

- Strengthen compliance with PCI DSS, GDPR, and regional data protection mandates

- Reduce risk associated with test environments, logs, and analytics platforms

- Enable secure cloud adoption and AI-driven innovation

- Improve audit readiness and operational resilience

This partnership reinforces ITSS’s commitment to delivering secure, intelligent, and future-ready banking transformations for financial institutions worldwide. For more information or to request a briefing, please visit www.itssglobal.com.

About ITSS

ITSS Global is a leading provider of information technology solutions and services for the banking and financial services industry. With over 25 years of experience, ITSS is a trusted partner to banks worldwide, delivering end-to-end capabilities across core banking, digital transformation, data, AI, quality engineering, and managed services.

A premier Temenos delivery partner, ITSS has successfully delivered 300+ Temenos implementations across 43+ countries, supported by a global workforce of 800+ professionals and 23+ international offices. Headquartered in Geneva, ITSS combines global best practices with deep local expertise to help banks digitize, optimize, and modernize securely and sustainably.

About Comforte AG

Comforte AG is a leading provider of data-centric security solutions that empower enterprises to protect sensitive information throughout its lifecycle while maintaining usability for business operations. Headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, comforte AG is trusted by global enterprises across industries to secure data in complex IT environments.

The TAMUNIO® data security platform automates the discovery, classification, and protection of sensitive data, enabling organizations to reduce data-breach exposure, meet regulatory requirements, and modernize with confidence. With over 25 years of expertise and 300+ global customers, including industry leaders such as Visa and Mastercard, Comforte AG helps enterprises innovate securely and responsibly.