Payment processing platform transitioning to cloud infrastructure and compliance-ready systems
SP.LINKS operates a payment processing business built on AWS and GCP, with heavy Oracle and PostgreSQL backends, now executing a multi-front modernization: authorization system refresh, PCI DSS compliance hardening, and cloud infrastructure redesign. The hiring velocity (8 roles in 30 days, all manager/mid-level, concentrated in engineering and legal) reflects preparation for both operational scale and regulatory tightening—patterns consistent with IPO preparation and Blackstone partnership activity.
SP.LINKS is a payment processing company headquartered in Tokyo, founded in 2005. The business centers on online payment processing, credit card transaction handling, and payment aggregation services for merchants and partners across Japan. The platform processes high-availability transaction flows through AWS/GCP infrastructure, with governance and compliance frameworks under active development. Current organizational priorities include legacy system migration, IT infrastructure stability, and regulatory readiness as the business scales.
AWS (Fargate, ECS, Lambda, RDS, Aurora, WAF, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Direct Connect) and GCP, with PostgreSQL and Oracle databases, Redis caching, and OpenSearch for search/analytics.
Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan. The company operates payment processing and credit card services across the Japanese market.
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