AWS Payment Cryptography, a fully managed service for payment-specific key management and cryptography compliant with PCI standards, became available in the São Paulo Region, allowing organizations to deploy payment applications closer to their users in South America. This reduces reliance on cross-region data paths and dedicated payment HSM hardware.
The service supports banks, acquirers, networks, and other payment entities by simplifying cryptographic operations with elastic scaling and compliance features. Alongside other global Regions, its expansion in 2026 broadened options for latency-sensitive payment applications in emerging markets.
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AWS Payment Cryptography now available in South America (São Paulo) ↗Source published 2026-04-15. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.