Ansible Labs is committed to transforming digital payments and commerce through web3 technology. They have developed a specialized payments platform for blockchain accounts to facilitate seamless money movement between the web3/crypto world and the traditional financial system.

In April, Ansible launched Beam, a crypto off-ramp system that enables near-instant cashout of crypto from web3 wallets and marketplaces into traditional bank accounts. Recognizing the need for enhanced usability and security in the crypto space, Beam provides frictionless payouts between crypto and fiat currencies, built on a compliance-first foundation with enterprise-grade ID security. The team at Ansible Labs is passionate about simplifying web3 to web2 money transfers, aiming to make them as straightforward, rapid, and secure as a Venmo or Cash App transaction.

The team at Ansible Labs launched Beam because they believe that cashing out from a crypto wallet should be as easy as using a preferred traditional digital wallet. They were gearing up to work with Visa to implement push-to-card functionality, which would enable seamless money movement via debit cards to users' bank accounts.

In order to store debit card details for real-time payments, Ansible Labs needed to be PCI compliant. With their current PCI vendor lacking flexibility, the technical team at Ansible Labs decided to pursue PCI compliance on their own. This quickly revealed itself to be a heavy lift, requiring significant team resources as they also worked towards SOC2 compliance.

Strategically, Ansible Labs opted to prioritize SOC2 compliance and restart the search for a PCI vendor. They needed a technical partner that could help them: achieve PCI compliance, ensure secure connections to their banking partner, protect the privacy of PCI, and implement quickly so they could accelerate their go-to-market.

Matthew Vogel, Ansible Labs’ Founding Engineer and Security Lead actually found Skyflow via Google search when looking for a PCI compliance solution. When he began meeting with members of the team, he realized just how comprehensive Skyflow’s solution was.

With a mix of custom integrations and out-of-the-box solutions, Skyflow helped Ansible Labs quickly implement PCI-compliant architecture and securely enable real-time payments to their customers.