At Corebaseit, we provide specialized consulting for companies building or improving Point-of-Sale (POS) and payment systems.
Our work focuses on secure architecture, EMV compliance, SoftPOS/MPoC, cryptography, and high-reliability engineering processes.
Below is a summary of the consulting areas we offer. This list will expand as our book and services evolve.
POS Architecture & System Design
- End-to-end POS solution architecture
- SmartPOS and SoftPOS application design
- Android POS application review and architecture audits
- Transaction lifecycle design and optimization
- Terminal risk management (EMV + acquirer-driven logic)
- Secure UI/UX design for payment flows
- Performance and reliability improvements
SoftPOS / Tap-to-Phone / MPoC Consulting
- MPoC architecture review and compliance guidance
- Secure PIN on COTS design principles
- Attestation, trust chain, and secure environment modeling
- Cloud-based PIN processing models
- SDK integration (e.g., MPoC-ready SDKs)
- Device binding, lifecycle, and security configuration
- Preparing deliverables for MPoC labs (Keysight, UL, etc.)
EMV Specifications & Certification
- EMV Level 2 and Level 3 guidance
- Contact and contactless payment flows
- SDA/DDA/CDA authentication review
- CVM logic validation (PIN, CDCVM, No-CVM, fallback)
- Scheme-specific alignment (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover)
- Testing strategies with BTT, contactless simulators, L3 hosts
- Pre-certification audits to reduce lab failures
Cryptography & Key Management
- DUKPT architecture and implementation support
- TR-31 key blocks and secure key handling
- HSM integration (Thales, Utimaco, SafeNet, etc.)
- Key ceremony process design
- Secure storage and isolation strategies
- Cryptographic lifecycle and rotation planning
Backend & Acquirer Integration
- Acquirer host API design
- ISO 8583 message flows and mapping
- Online authorization flow optimization
- Tokenization strategies for POS / SoftPOS
- Fraud signals and risk decisioning at the POS
- Logging, monitoring, and traceability
- End-to-end transaction observability
Certification & Compliance Readiness
- MPoC readiness assessments
- PCI DSS touchpoints for POS and SoftPOS
- Scheme mandates and regulatory updates
- Documentation reviews (architecture, threat models, SBOMs)
- Test plan creation (functional, EMV, regression)
- Process alignment with acquirer and schemes
Engineering Leadership & Delivery Excellence
- Release management best practices
- CI/CD for POS and SoftPOS apps
- Quality gates and guardrails for safe releases
- Story ownership and responsibility frameworks
- Team processes for predictable delivery
- Secure SDLC tailored to payment systems
Work With Us
If your team is planning a POS or SoftPOS initiative — architecture, redesign, EMV certification, backend integration, or compliance — Corebaseit can help.
Let’s build secure, certifiable, production-ready payment systems together.