Network Tokenization Architecture for Card Payments (2026)
Network tokenization explained: how card network token vaults, TSPs and cryptograms replace the PAN - lifecycle management, auth-rate lift, PCI scope cuts and integration trade-offs.
Behavior Trees for Robot Task Planning: A Reference Architecture (2026)
Behavior trees for robots explained: ticks, control and leaf nodes, reactivity vs FSMs, blackboards and Nav2/BehaviorTree.CPP - the reference architecture for robot task planning and recovery in 2026.
Verification of Payee (VoP): Architecture for EU Instant Payments (2026)
Verification of Payee explained: the EPC VoP scheme under the EU Instant Payments Regulation - IBAN-name matching, the SRTP/API flow, traffic-light results, fuzzy matching and failure modes for APP fraud in 2026.
Multi-Sensor Fusion Architecture for Autonomous Robots (2026)
Multi-sensor fusion for autonomous robots explained: fusing lidar, camera, IMU and wheel odometry with the EKF and error-state Kalman filter - calibration, time sync, outlier rejection and failure modes in 2026.
Open Banking API Architecture: PSD2 to PSD3/PSR (2026)
Open Banking API architecture explained: AISP/PISP roles, strong customer authentication, dedicated interfaces, OAuth/FAPI security and the PSD2 to PSD3/PSR transition - a 2026 systems reference.
SLAM Architecture for Autonomous Robots: Localization & Mapping
SLAM architecture for autonomous robots explained: the front-end/back-end pipeline, factor-graph optimization, loop closure, visual vs LiDAR-inertial fusion (ORB-SLAM3, LIO-SAM) and failure modes in 2026.
EMV 3-D Secure 2: Payment Authentication Architecture (2026)
EMV 3-D Secure 2 explained: the three-domain model, ACS risk-based authentication, frictionless vs challenge flows, AReq/ARes messaging and false-positive reduction - a 2026 systems architecture guide.
Sanctions Screening & Watchlist Filtering: System Architecture (2026)
Sanctions screening architecture: how watchlist filtering engines match names against OFAC and UN lists - fuzzy matching, transliteration, real-time payment screening, alert scoring and false-positive reduction in 2026.
Chargeback & Dispute Management System Architecture (2026)
Chargeback and dispute management architecture: the dispute lifecycle, card-network reason codes, representment evidence assembly, deadline SLAs, pre-dispute alerts and the case-management systems behind payment disputes in 2026.
Reconciliation Engine Architecture for Payments (2026)
Reconciliation engine architecture: how payments platforms match ledger, processor and bank records - ingestion, normalization, matching strategies, break management and the exception workflow behind money movement in 2026.