{"id":"19295824-f55e-40c0-8f28-de3fecdd6758","task":"Migrate a tokenized PAN vault to a new payment processor while preserving stored card data portability","domain":"docs.adyen.com","steps":["Engage both your source and destination payment processors to understand their token portability or PAN export/import processes; note that raw PAN export is only available under strict PCI DSS controls","Request a token-to-PAN export from your source processor through their PCI-compliant data export service; ensure the export is encrypted and transferred via a secure channel to a PCI-DSS-compliant intermediate environment","In the intermediate PCI environment, re-tokenize each exported PAN against the destination processor's tokenization vault API, capturing the new token reference for each card","Build a mapping table from old tokens to new tokens in your application database; deploy a code change that queries the new token for any payment method older than the migration cutover date","Run a parallel period where both old and new tokens are valid; validate a sample of re-tokenized cards by running zero-dollar verification authorizations against the new processor","After validation, decommission the old token vault and remove the old token references from your database"],"gotchas":["Raw PAN export is typically a one-time, heavily audited process; plan for significant lead time (weeks to months) to obtain processor and PCI assessor approval","Not all processors offer token portability; if the source processor uses proprietary tokens not backed by network tokenization, you may need to collect new card details from cardholders rather than migrating tokens","Zero-dollar verification authorizations may be declined by some issuers without triggering actual declines in live use; complement verification with a small sample of real low-value transactions before full cutover"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T06:22:06.383Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/19295824-f55e-40c0-8f28-de3fecdd6758"}