Cybersecurity attacks across Asia-Pacific continue to pose serious risks to businesses and consumers. These incidents can lead to financial losses, regulatory investigations and costly recovery efforts by financial service providers. According to FutureCISO, the region accounted for 34 per cent of global cyberattacks, making it the most targeted worldwide. As criminals adopt increasingly advanced technologies, organisations face mounting pressure to strengthen payment security.
Global industry collaboration in focus
Against this backdrop, payment security professionals from around the world will gather in Bangkok on 5 and 6 November for the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council’s (PCI SSC) annual Asia-Pacific Community Meeting. The two-day event will bring together hundreds of experts, including card brands, acquirers, payment service providers, assessors, fintech firms and merchants, to discuss how to prevent, detect and respond to payment data breaches and fraud.
“Industry collaboration is more important than ever as we see criminals leveraging technology to develop new and more sophisticated threats to the payments landscape,” said Gina Gobeyn, Executive Director at PCI SSC. “These Community Meetings are vital platforms for direct engagement with payment security stakeholders, enabling us to collectively identify and address emerging technologies and evolving security threats.”
Key topics and featured speaker
The programme will cover a range of critical issues, from the impact of cloud computing and artificial intelligence on payment security to emerging global payment trends and compliance best practices. Delegates will explore real-world case studies, network with peers and share knowledge to strengthen defences across the industry.
Author and retail innovation specialist Sharon Gai will deliver the keynote address, focusing on how new technologies are reshaping consumer behaviour and influencing security and compliance standards. “I am excited to speak at the PCI SSC Asia-Pacific Community Meeting and have the opportunity to share thoughts and insights on how we secure a world where transactions are not always obvious and how we build trust when payment transactions are sometimes invisible to the consumer. That is a global conversation which is why this event matters so much,” she said.
The event underscores the importance of global cooperation to address evolving payment threats. By bringing together experts from across the payments ecosystem, the PCI SSC aims to help organisations stay ahead of increasingly complex cyber risks and build safer, more resilient systems for businesses and consumers.
