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Azure Payment HSM is a managed Azure service for payment cryptography, and this tag follows the platform's evolution as Microsoft and its hardware and software partners change how banks and payment processors run it. Coverage centers on Azure Payment HSM v2, which entered public preview on September 17 in West US and West Europe without an SLA or published pricing. The service pairs Utimaco's Atalla payment software with Marvell LiquidSecurity hardware, shifting from the earlier Thales-based offering toward a cloud-scale managed model rather than customer-administered dedicated hardware. Discussion also notes that Microsoft, Marvell and Utimaco jointly announced the preview, with Reuters and MarketScreener among the outlets reporting it.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure Payment HSM v2 Preview: Private Link, PKI Limits and PCI Readiness

    Azure Payment HSM v2 is a payment-specific hardware security module (HSM) service that runs in Azure. It puts payment cryptography on the same kind of managed footing as other cloud infrastructure. It is not production-ready yet. The service entered public preview on 17 September 2026 in the...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Azure Payment HSM v2 Enters Preview Without SLA or Pricing

    Azure Payment HSM v2 entered public preview on September 17 in West US and West Europe, giving banks and payment processors a managed Azure service built around Utimaco’s Atalla payment software and Marvell LiquidSecurity hardware. The meaningful change is not that Azure can host a payment...