Performance Testing

Establish peak capacity and performance of host

Acquiring host is the starting point of any EMV transaction. Acquiring host should be able to process a large number of real-time payment messages to establish peak capacity and performance.

PayHuddle helps acquirers do performance testing by replicating messages from all or part of the payment chain – issuer, network or terminal. This is done in an automated manner, which provides real-time view of the host’s performance.

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Our Solution

PayHuddle helps acquirers do performance testing of their host systems and improve their confidence of deploying their hosts into production.

Our Services include:

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Objectives of the Acquirers/Processors

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Pre-requisites to ensure performance validation

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Simulators with data generation drivers – issuer, network, terminal and card

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Generation of huge number of throughput messages per second based on real data

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Test execution with simulated payment messages from various actors in the payment ecosystem

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Test analysis and reporting

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Constant monitoring of hosts for issues arising out of load and stress

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Performance validation

Lithos™

Lithos™, the host platform from PayHuddle can simulate all the hosts in the payment ecosystem – issuer, scheme/network, card, terminal and acquirer. With acquirer under test, all the payment transactions are simulated by the other hosts and they are validated for performance with our host platform.

At PayHuddle, we have helped acquirers/processors with their performance testing needs, allowing them to go-to-market with confidence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is acquirer host performance testing?

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Performance testing validates that your acquiring host can handle high volumes of real-time payment transactions efficiently and reliably. We simulate real-world scenarios to:

  • Identify performance bottlenecks before they cause issues
  • Establish your maximum processing capacity
  • Confirming system stability under stress
  • Prevent service disruptions when you go live

The objective? A smooth payment experience for end-users, even during peak traffic.

How does Payhuddle's performance testing improve my host's reliability?

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We use our Lithos platform to replicate realistic, high-volume transaction scenarios across the entire payment ecosystem for issuers, networks, and terminals. We find the issues before your customers do.

What makes Lithos suitable for performance testing?

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Lithos simulates the entire payment ecosystem, not just isolated components. When testing your acquirer host, we replicate:

  • Issuer behavior and responses
  • Payment scheme interactions
  • Card transactions
  • Terminal communications
  • Acquirer processing flows

This end-to-end simulation gives you a complete picture of how your host performs under real-world conditions;  isolated component testing cannot provide.

Go live with confidence by avoiding performance issues in production.