Case Study: Cash Time Loan Centers achieves 90% less downtime and enhanced network security with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall and PAN-OS SD-WAN

Cash Time Loan Centers increases network security and performance with Next-Gen Firewall and SD-WAN

Cash Time Loan Centers, an Arizona-based lender with retail stores and call centers that processes PCI and other sensitive customer data, faced growing security and connectivity problems after moving to a hardware-defined WAN. Legacy routers lacked built-in security and visibility, and IoT devices and payment consoles shared the same network, while frequent downtime—affecting the data network and phone system—reduced employee productivity and revenue.

The company deployed Palo Alto Networks Next‑Generation Firewall with Threat Prevention and URL Filtering plus PAN‑OS SD‑WAN, removing legacy routers, segmenting IoT and phone systems, and centralizing management and visibility (including WildFire-powered threat analysis). The rollout cut downtime by 90%, boosted bandwidth by 50%, enabled two-hour site deployments, improved staff productivity and customer availability, and positioned Cash Time for future cloud and SaaS migration.

Cash Time Loan Centers

Bryant Schaper

Director of IT