BCP (business continuity planning): failover, DR, RTO/RPO

BCP (business continuity planning)

Content on BCP (business continuity planning) for payments, PSPs/EMIs, and high-risk merchants (iGaming, FX/CFD, crypto, adult). Scope: risk assessment and BIA, RTO/RPO/MTPD, incident response and crisis comms, multi-acquirer / multi-gateway failover, active-active/active-passive DR, hot/warm/cold sites, data integrity & backups, vendor/SLA management, and tabletop + failover testing. Emphasis on maintaining authorization rates, reconciliations, payouts, and compliance during disruptions, aligned with ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, FFIEC guidance, and PCI DSS incident-response requirements.

Authoritative resources about BCP (business continuity planning):

ISO 22301 (BCMS standard), overview & booklet. ISO

NIST SP 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide. NIST Computer Security Resource Center, NIST

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook — Business Continuity Management (banking). ithandbook.ffiec.gov, OCC.gov, FDIC, NCUA

PCI SSC materials (PCI DSS & continuity/IR references). PCI Security Standards Council, Microsoft Learn

Crypto Payment Gateway for High-Risk Industries: How to Integrate Securely

Crypto payment gateway visual with icons showing steps like wallet creation, monitoring, UTXO, compliance, and settlement.

For high-risk businesses — from iGaming to Forex, adult platforms, and cross-border trading — accepting crypto isn’t a futuristic experiment. It’s a necessity. A growing share of global consumers and affiliates expect crypto payment options, and traditional PSPs often can’t (or won’t) serve them. But integrating a crypto payment gateway into a high-risk operation isn’t trivial. Between compliance, volatility, and on-chain logic like UTXO, the technical and legal stack must be handled carefully.

In this guide, we explain how high-risk merchants can securely add crypto PSP options to their stack, manage settlement, and connect fiat-to-crypto on-ramps without jeopardizing business continuity.

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Backup Payment Providers for Gambling: Why You Always Need Them, How Many and When to Onboard

illustration with words “Backup”, “Alternative”, “Reserve”, “Highrisk” and icons of credit cards, shield, and payment receipt.

In the high-risk world of iGaming, betting, dating services, crypto exchanges, and other similar industries, having backup payment providers is not a luxury – it’s a necessity. This article explores why multiple payment channels matter, how many providers you should have, and how to onboard them strategically without overwhelming your resources.