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## [Summer 2026 Changelog](https://blog.basistheory.com/summer-2026-changelog)

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## [Why Software Supply Chain Security Isn’t Optional](https://blog.basistheory.com/software-supply-chain-security)

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 · July 28, 2026

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## [April 2026 Changelog](https://blog.basistheory.com/april-2026-changelog)

April was a month of reliability. From a rebuilt BIN data pipeline to improved merchant onboarding, the focus was on making Basis Theory's core infrastructure more r...

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## [What Data Masking is and Why Mask Data](https://blog.basistheory.com/what-is-data-masking)

Data masking is the process of hiding elements of an original value, while still keeping enough context for the string to make sense to the user. For example, maskin...

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Upon completing the migration to a new payment service provider (PSP), payment professionals often let out a sigh of relief. Six months (or longer) of payment proces...

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Token Create Speed Improvements We’ve significantly improved our tokens' speed for both Token Creations and Reads over the last few months—and customers should have ...

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## [August 2024 Changelog](https://blog.basistheory.com/august-2024-changelog)

As summer months come to a close and we move into the Autumn months, we have a few helpful updates.

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 · August 17, 2022

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## [What is data encryption?](https://blog.basistheory.com/what-is-data-encryption)

Every day, businesses accumulate more data to help drive their decisions and understand their market. That data is not only confidential to the business, but often c...

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