Issue:
Bug:  feat: add connector zsl and local bank transfer payment method  to dashboard



### Feature Description

Add ZSL to dashboard connectors and add local bank transfer payment method type to dashboard


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- [X] I checked and didn't find a similar issue

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None

Pull request description:
## Type of Change
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- [x] Enhancement

## Description
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This PR adds key store DB which stores encryption key per merchant account. The encryption key will be further encrypted by `master_key` which will further be KMS encrypted. 

### Additional Changes

- [x] This PR modifies the database schema
- [x] This PR modifies application configuration/environment variables

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Testing:

Manual

Patch:
diff --git a/config/config.example.toml b/config/config.example.toml
index 56d4500cba2..6f880acbba4 100644
--- a/config/config.example.toml
+++ b/config/config.example.toml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ sampling_rate = 0.1 # decimal rate between 0.0 - 1.0
 [secrets]
 admin_api_key = "test_admin" # admin API key for admin authentication
 jwt_secret = "secret"        # JWT secret used for user authentication
+master_enc_key = "sample_key" # Master Encryption key used to encrypt merchant wise encryption key. Should be 32-byte long.
 
 # Locker settings contain details for accessing a card locker, a
 # PCI Compliant storage entity which stores payment method information
diff --git a/crates/router/src/configs/defaults.rs b/crates/router/src/configs/defaults.rs
index 4b48d4292e0..50034a87604 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/configs/defaults.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/configs/defaults.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ impl Default for super::settings::Secrets {
         Self {
             jwt_secret: "secret".into(),
             admin_api_key: "test_admin".into(),
+            master_enc_key: "73ad7bbbbc640c845a150f67d058b279849370cd2c1f3c67c4dd6c869213e13a"
+                .into(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/configs/settings.rs b/crates/router/src/configs/settings.rs
index a8719e221a3..2a3bcc7355e 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/configs/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/configs/settings.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ where
 pub struct Secrets {
     pub jwt_secret: String,
     pub admin_api_key: String,
+    pub master_enc_key: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs b/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs
index 0d6e4273e83..fa42f9dee28 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/admin.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use common_utils::{
-    crypto::{self, GcmAes256, OptionalSecretValue},
+    crypto::OptionalSecretValue,
+    date_time,
     ext_traits::{AsyncExt, ValueExt},
 };
 use error_stack::{report, FutureExt, IntoReport, ResultExt};
@@ -15,12 +16,12 @@ use crate::{
     },
     db::StorageInterface,
     routes::AppState,
-    services::api as service_api,
+    services::{self, api as service_api},
     types::{
         self, api,
         domain::{
-            self, merchant_account as merchant_domain,
-            types::{get_key_and_algo, AsyncLift, TypeEncryption},
+            self, merchant_account as merchant_domain, merchant_key_store,
+            types::{self as domain_types, AsyncLift},
         },
         storage,
         transformers::ForeignInto,
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ pub async fn create_merchant_account(
     req: api::MerchantAccountCreate,
 ) -> RouterResponse<api::MerchantAccountResponse> {
     let db = &*state.store;
+    let master_key = db.get_master_key();
+
+    let key = services::generate_aes256_key()
+        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+        .attach_printable("Unable to generate aes 256 key")?;
+
     let publishable_key = Some(create_merchant_publishable_key());
 
     let api_key_request = api::CreateApiKeyRequest {
@@ -53,10 +60,6 @@ pub async fn create_merchant_account(
         expiration: api::ApiKeyExpiration::Never,
     };
 
-    let key = get_key_and_algo(db, req.merchant_id.clone())
-        .await
-        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)?;
-
     let api_key = match api_keys::create_api_key(
         db,
         &state.conf.api_keys,
@@ -100,16 +103,31 @@ pub async fn create_merchant_account(
             .attach_printable("Invalid routing algorithm given")?;
     }
 
+    let key_store = merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore {
+        merchant_id: req.merchant_id.clone(),
+        key: domain_types::encrypt(key.to_vec().into(), master_key)
+            .await
+            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Failed to decrypt data from key store")?,
+        created_at: date_time::now(),
+    };
+
+    db.insert_merchant_key_store(key_store)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| {
+            error.to_duplicate_response(errors::ApiErrorResponse::DuplicateMerchantAccount)
+        })?;
+
     let encrypt_string = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String>>| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| domain_types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
 
     let encrypt_value = |inner: OptionalSecretValue| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| domain_types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
@@ -121,10 +139,7 @@ pub async fn create_merchant_account(
         Ok(merchant_domain::MerchantAccount {
             merchant_id: req.merchant_id,
             merchant_name: req.merchant_name.async_lift(encrypt_string).await?,
-            api_key: Some(
-                crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(api_key.peek().clone().into(), &key, GcmAes256 {})
-                    .await?,
-            ),
+            api_key: Some(domain_types::encrypt(api_key.peek().clone().into(), &key).await?),
             merchant_details: merchant_details.async_lift(encrypt_value).await?,
             return_url: req.return_url.map(|a| a.to_string()),
             webhook_details,
@@ -152,7 +167,6 @@ pub async fn create_merchant_account(
         .map_err(|error| {
             error.to_duplicate_response(errors::ApiErrorResponse::DuplicateMerchantAccount)
         })?;
-
     Ok(service_api::ApplicationResponse::Json(
         merchant_account.into(),
     ))
@@ -179,9 +193,10 @@ pub async fn merchant_account_update(
     merchant_id: &String,
     req: api::MerchantAccountUpdate,
 ) -> RouterResponse<api::MerchantAccountResponse> {
-    let key = get_key_and_algo(db, merchant_id.clone())
+    let key = domain_types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id.clone())
         .await
-        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)?;
+        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+        .attach_printable("Unable to get data from merchant key store")?;
 
     if &req.merchant_id != merchant_id {
         Err(report!(errors::ValidationError::IncorrectValueProvided {
@@ -205,24 +220,41 @@ pub async fn merchant_account_update(
             .attach_printable("Invalid routing algorithm given")?;
     }
 
+    let encrypt_string = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String>>| async {
+        inner
+            .async_map(|value| domain_types::encrypt(value, &key))
+            .await
+            .transpose()
+    };
+
+    let encrypt_value = |inner: OptionalSecretValue| async {
+        inner
+            .async_map(|value| domain_types::encrypt(value, &key))
+            .await
+            .transpose()
+    };
+
     let updated_merchant_account = storage::MerchantAccountUpdate::Update {
         merchant_name: req
             .merchant_name
-            .async_map(|inner| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(inner.into(), &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .map(masking::Secret::new)
+            .async_lift(encrypt_string)
             .await
-            .transpose()
-            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)?,
+            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Unable to encrypt merchant name")?,
 
         merchant_details: req
             .merchant_details
             .as_ref()
             .map(utils::Encode::<api::MerchantDetails>::encode_to_value)
             .transpose()
-            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)?
-            .async_map(|inner| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(inner.into(), &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Unable to convert merchant_details to a value")?
+            .map(masking::Secret::new)
+            .async_lift(encrypt_value)
             .await
-            .transpose()
-            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)?,
+            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Unable to encrypt merchant details")?,
 
         return_url: req.return_url.map(|a| a.to_string()),
 
@@ -323,6 +355,11 @@ pub async fn create_payment_connector(
     req: api::MerchantConnector,
     merchant_id: &String,
 ) -> RouterResponse<api::MerchantConnector> {
+    let key = domain_types::get_merchant_enc_key(store, merchant_id.clone())
+        .await
+        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+        .attach_printable("Unable to get key from merchant key store")?;
+
     let _merchant_account = store
         .find_merchant_account_by_merchant_id(merchant_id)
         .await
@@ -362,11 +399,17 @@ pub async fn create_payment_connector(
         connector_type: req.connector_type.foreign_into(),
         connector_name: req.connector_name,
         merchant_connector_id: utils::generate_id(consts::ID_LENGTH, "mca"),
-        connector_account_details: req.connector_account_details.ok_or(
-            errors::ApiErrorResponse::MissingRequiredField {
-                field_name: "connector_account_details",
-            },
-        )?,
+        connector_account_details: domain_types::encrypt(
+            req.connector_account_details.ok_or(
+                errors::ApiErrorResponse::MissingRequiredField {
+                    field_name: "connector_account_details",
+                },
+            )?,
+            &key,
+        )
+        .await
+        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+        .attach_printable("Unable to encrypt connector account details")?,
         payment_methods_enabled,
         test_mode: req.test_mode,
         disabled: req.disabled,
@@ -444,6 +487,11 @@ pub async fn update_payment_connector(
     merchant_connector_id: &str,
     req: api::MerchantConnector,
 ) -> RouterResponse<api::MerchantConnector> {
+    let key = domain_types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id)
+        .await
+        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+        .attach_printable("Unable to get key from merchant key store")?;
+
     let _merchant_account = db
         .find_merchant_account_by_merchant_id(merchant_id)
         .await
@@ -470,12 +518,24 @@ pub async fn update_payment_connector(
             .collect::<Vec<serde_json::Value>>()
     });
 
+    let encrypt = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<serde_json::Value>>| async {
+        inner
+            .async_map(|inner| domain_types::encrypt(inner, &key))
+            .await
+            .transpose()
+    };
+
     let payment_connector = storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate::Update {
         merchant_id: Some(merchant_id.to_string()),
         connector_type: Some(req.connector_type.foreign_into()),
         connector_name: Some(req.connector_name),
         merchant_connector_id: Some(merchant_connector_id.to_string()),
-        connector_account_details: req.connector_account_details,
+        connector_account_details: req
+            .connector_account_details
+            .async_lift(encrypt)
+            .await
+            .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
+            .attach_printable("Unable to encrypt connector_account_details")?,
         payment_methods_enabled,
         test_mode: req.test_mode,
         disabled: req.disabled,
@@ -483,7 +543,7 @@ pub async fn update_payment_connector(
     };
 
     let updated_mca = db
-        .update_merchant_connector_account(mca, payment_connector)
+        .update_merchant_connector_account(mca, payment_connector.into())
         .await
         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
         .attach_printable_lazy(|| {
@@ -505,7 +565,7 @@ pub async fn update_payment_connector(
         connector_type: updated_mca.connector_type.foreign_into(),
         connector_name: updated_mca.connector_name,
         merchant_connector_id: Some(updated_mca.merchant_connector_id),
-        connector_account_details: Some(updated_mca.connector_account_details),
+        connector_account_details: Some(updated_mca.connector_account_details.into_inner()),
         test_mode: updated_mca.test_mode,
         disabled: updated_mca.disabled,
         payment_methods_enabled: updated_pm_enabled,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/customers.rs b/crates/router/src/core/customers.rs
index 3ae20a34cf3..6be36d971dd 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/customers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/customers.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use common_utils::{
-    crypto::{self, Encryptable, GcmAes256},
+    crypto::{Encryptable, GcmAes256},
     ext_traits::{AsyncExt, ValueExt},
 };
 use error_stack::ResultExt;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
         api::customers::{self, CustomerRequestExt},
         domain::{
             self, customer, merchant_account,
-            types::{get_key_and_algo, AsyncLift, TypeEncryption},
+            types::{self, AsyncLift, TypeEncryption},
         },
         storage::{self, enums},
     },
@@ -40,21 +40,21 @@ pub async fn create_customer(
     let merchant_id = &merchant_account.merchant_id;
     customer_data.merchant_id = merchant_id.to_owned();
 
-    let key = get_key_and_algo(db, merchant_id.clone())
+    let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id.clone())
         .await
         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
         .attach_printable("Failed while getting encryption key")?;
 
     let encrypt = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String>>| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
 
     let encrypt_email = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String, pii::Email>>| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub async fn delete_customer(
         }?,
     };
 
-    let key = get_key_and_algo(&**db, merchant_account.merchant_id.clone())
+    let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(&**db, merchant_account.merchant_id.clone())
         .await
         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
         .attach_printable("Failed while getting key for encryption")?;
@@ -300,21 +300,21 @@ pub async fn update_customer(
     .await
     .map_err(|err| err.to_not_found_response(errors::ApiErrorResponse::CustomerNotFound))?;
 
-    let key = get_key_and_algo(db, merchant_account.merchant_id.clone())
+    let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_account.merchant_id.clone())
         .await
         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
         .attach_printable("Failed while getting key for encryption")?;
 
     let encrypt = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String>>| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
 
     let encrypt_email = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String, pii::Email>>| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/errors.rs b/crates/router/src/core/errors.rs
index bd918b899a8..585afd21486 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/errors.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ pub enum StorageError {
     CustomerRedacted,
     #[error("Deserialization failure")]
     DeserializationFailed,
+    #[error("Error while encrypting data")]
+    EncryptionError,
+    #[error("Error while decrypting data from database")]
+    DecryptionError,
     #[error("RedisError: {0:?}")]
     RedisError(error_stack::Report<RedisError>),
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs
index 79f4dd46ab0..9bc55fd7bc1 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payment_methods/cards.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ use crate::{
     },
     db, logger,
     pii::prelude::*,
-    routes::{self, metrics},
+    routes::{
+        self,
+        metrics::{self, request},
+    },
     services,
     types::{
         api::{self, PaymentMethodCreateExt},
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ pub async fn add_card_to_locker(
     merchant_account: &merchant_account::MerchantAccount,
 ) -> errors::CustomResult<api::PaymentMethodResponse, errors::VaultError> {
     metrics::STORED_TO_LOCKER.add(&metrics::CONTEXT, 1, &[]);
-    metrics::request::record_card_operation_time(
+    request::record_operation_time(
         async {
             match state.conf.locker.locker_setup {
                 settings::LockerSetup::BasiliskLocker => {
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ pub async fn get_card_from_locker(
 ) -> errors::RouterResult<payment_methods::Card> {
     metrics::GET_FROM_LOCKER.add(&metrics::CONTEXT, 1, &[]);
 
-    metrics::request::record_card_operation_time(
+    request::record_operation_time(
         async {
             match state.conf.locker.locker_setup {
                 settings::LockerSetup::LegacyLocker => {
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ pub async fn delete_card_from_locker(
 ) -> errors::RouterResult<payment_methods::DeleteCardResp> {
     metrics::DELETE_FROM_LOCKER.add(&metrics::CONTEXT, 1, &[]);
 
-    metrics::request::record_card_operation_time(
+    request::record_operation_time(
         async {
             match state.conf.locker.locker_setup {
                 settings::LockerSetup::LegacyLocker => {
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
index 658dcb182b2..29ae6330a83 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::{
         api::{self, admin, enums as api_enums, CustomerAcceptanceExt, MandateValidationFieldsExt},
         domain::{
             self, customer, merchant_account,
-            types::{get_key_and_algo, AsyncLift, TypeEncryption},
+            types::{self, AsyncLift},
         },
         storage::{self, enums as storage_enums, ephemeral_key},
         transformers::ForeignInto,
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ pub async fn get_address_for_payment_request(
     merchant_id: &str,
     customer_id: &Option<String>,
 ) -> CustomResult<Option<domain::address::Address>, errors::ApiErrorResponse> {
-    let key = get_key_and_algo(db, merchant_id.to_string())
+    let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id.to_string())
         .await
         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
         .attach_printable("Failed while getting key for encryption")?;
 
     let encrypt = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String>>| async {
         inner
-            .async_map(|value| crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, crypto::GcmAes256 {}))
+            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
             .await
             .transpose()
     };
@@ -783,22 +783,18 @@ pub async fn create_customer_if_not_exist<'a, F: Clone, R>(
             Some(match customer_data {
                 Some(c) => Ok(c),
                 None => {
-                    let key = get_key_and_algo(db, merchant_id.to_string()).await?;
+                    let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id.to_string()).await?;
 
                     let encrypt = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String>>| async {
                         inner
-                            .async_map(|value| {
-                                crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, crypto::GcmAes256 {})
-                            })
+                            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
                             .await
                             .transpose()
                     };
 
                     let encrypt_email = |inner: Option<masking::Secret<String, pii::Email>>| async {
                         inner
-                            .async_map(|value| {
-                                crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(value, &key, crypto::GcmAes256 {})
-                            })
+                            .async_map(|value| types::encrypt(value, &key))
                             .await
                             .transpose()
                     };
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db.rs b/crates/router/src/db.rs
index 9e8c08f1d2e..262b9b31f04 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/db.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub mod locker_mock_up;
 pub mod mandate;
 pub mod merchant_account;
 pub mod merchant_connector_account;
+pub mod merchant_key_store;
 pub mod payment_attempt;
 pub mod payment_intent;
 pub mod payment_method;
@@ -59,11 +60,33 @@ pub trait StorageInterface:
     + refund::RefundInterface
     + reverse_lookup::ReverseLookupInterface
     + cards_info::CardsInfoInterface
+    + merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStoreInterface
+    + MasterKeyInterface
     + 'static
 {
     async fn close(&mut self) {}
 }
 
+pub trait MasterKeyInterface {
+    fn get_master_key(&self) -> &[u8];
+}
+
+impl MasterKeyInterface for Store {
+    fn get_master_key(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.master_key
+    }
+}
+
+/// Default dummy key for MockDb
+impl MasterKeyInterface for MockDb {
+    fn get_master_key(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &[
+            1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
+            25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl StorageInterface for Store {
     #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db/address.rs b/crates/router/src/db/address.rs
index 29da891d052..eb6ee3d77c9 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/db/address.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/db/address.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ impl AddressInterface for Store {
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|address| async {
+                let merchant_id = address.merchant_id.clone();
                 address
-                    .convert()
+                    .convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -75,10 +76,11 @@ impl AddressInterface for Store {
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|address| async {
+                let merchant_id = address.merchant_id.clone();
                 address
-                    .convert()
+                    .convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -91,16 +93,17 @@ impl AddressInterface for Store {
         address
             .construct_new()
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
             .insert(&conn)
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|address| async {
+                let merchant_id = address.merchant_id.clone();
                 address
-                    .convert()
+                    .convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -124,11 +127,12 @@ impl AddressInterface for Store {
         .async_and_then(|addresses| async {
             let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(addresses.len());
             for address in addresses.into_iter() {
+                let merchant_id = address.merchant_id.clone();
                 output.push(
                     address
-                        .convert()
+                        .convert(self, &merchant_id)
                         .await
-                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?,
+                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)?,
                 )
             }
             Ok(output)
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db/customers.rs b/crates/router/src/db/customers.rs
index 9c54e34ba35..77e7f8fb099 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/db/customers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/db/customers.rs
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ impl CustomerInterface for Store {
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()?
             .async_map(|c| async {
-                c.convert()
+                c.convert(self, merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
             .transpose()?;
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ impl CustomerInterface for Store {
         .map_err(Into::into)
         .into_report()
         .async_and_then(|c| async {
-            c.convert()
+            let merchant_id = c.merchant_id.clone();
+            c.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                 .await
-                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
         })
         .await
     }
@@ -126,9 +127,10 @@ impl CustomerInterface for Store {
                 .map_err(Into::into)
                 .into_report()
                 .async_and_then(|c| async {
-                    c.convert()
+                    let merchant_id = c.merchant_id.clone();
+                    c.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                         .await
-                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
                 })
                 .await?;
         match customer.name {
@@ -147,15 +149,16 @@ impl CustomerInterface for Store {
         customer_data
             .construct_new()
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
             .insert(&conn)
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|c| async {
-                c.convert()
+                let merchant_id = c.merchant_id.clone();
+                c.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -190,9 +193,10 @@ impl CustomerInterface for MockDb {
             .cloned();
         customer
             .async_map(|c| async {
-                c.convert()
+                let merchant_id = c.merchant_id.clone();
+                c.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
             .transpose()
@@ -226,13 +230,15 @@ impl CustomerInterface for MockDb {
 
         let customer = Conversion::convert(customer_data)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::SerializationFailed)?;
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?;
+
+        let merchant_id = customer.merchant_id.clone();
         customers.push(customer.clone());
 
         customer
-            .convert()
+            .convert(self, &merchant_id)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
     }
 
     async fn delete_customer_by_customer_id_merchant_id(
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db/merchant_account.rs b/crates/router/src/db/merchant_account.rs
index bb79863a811..b88db0d1947 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/db/merchant_account.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/db/merchant_account.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use common_utils::ext_traits::AsyncExt;
 use error_stack::{IntoReport, ResultExt};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
+use super::cache;
 use super::{MockDb, Store};
 use crate::{
     connection,
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
             behaviour::{Conversion, ReverseConversion},
             merchant_account,
         },
-        storage::{self},
+        storage,
     },
 };
 
@@ -60,17 +62,18 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
         merchant_account: merchant_account::MerchantAccount,
     ) -> CustomResult<merchant_account::MerchantAccount, errors::StorageError> {
         let conn = connection::pg_connection_write(self).await?;
+        let merchant_id = merchant_account.merchant_id.clone();
         merchant_account
             .construct_new()
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
             .insert(&conn)
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()?
-            .convert()
+            .convert(self, &merchant_id)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
     }
 
     async fn find_merchant_account_by_merchant_id(
@@ -89,18 +92,18 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
         {
             fetch_func()
                 .await?
-                .convert()
+                .convert(self, merchant_id)
                 .await
-                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
         }
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
         {
-            super::cache::get_or_populate_redis(self, merchant_id, fetch_func)
+            cache::get_or_populate_redis(self, merchant_id, fetch_func)
                 .await?
-                .convert()
+                .convert(self, merchant_id)
                 .await
-                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
         }
     }
 
@@ -114,15 +117,15 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
             let conn = connection::pg_connection_write(self).await?;
             Conversion::convert(this)
                 .await
-                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
                 .update(&conn, merchant_account.into())
                 .await
                 .map_err(Into::into)
                 .into_report()
                 .async_and_then(|item| async {
-                    item.convert()
+                    item.convert(self, &_merchant_id)
                         .await
-                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
                 })
                 .await
         };
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
         {
-            super::cache::redact_cache(self, &_merchant_id, update_func, None).await
+            cache::redact_cache(self, &_merchant_id, update_func, None).await
         }
     }
 
@@ -154,9 +157,9 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|item| async {
-                item.convert()
+                item.convert(self, merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
         };
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
         {
-            super::cache::redact_cache(self, merchant_id, update_func, None).await
+            cache::redact_cache(self, merchant_id, update_func, None).await
         }
     }
 
@@ -182,9 +185,10 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|item| async {
-                item.convert()
+                let merchant_id = item.merchant_id.clone();
+                item.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for Store {
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
         {
-            super::cache::redact_cache(self, merchant_id, delete_func, None).await
+            cache::redact_cache(self, merchant_id, delete_func, None).await
         }
     }
 }
@@ -223,13 +227,14 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for MockDb {
         let mut accounts = self.merchant_accounts.lock().await;
         let account = Conversion::convert(merchant_account)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::SerializationFailed)?;
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?;
+        let merchant_id = account.merchant_id.clone();
         accounts.push(account.clone());
 
         account
-            .convert()
+            .convert(self, &merchant_id)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::SerializationFailed)
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::panic)]
@@ -243,9 +248,9 @@ impl MerchantAccountInterface for MockDb {
             .find(|account| account.merchant_id == merchant_id)
             .cloned()
             .async_map(|a| async {
-                a.convert()
+                a.convert(self, merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
             .transpose()?;
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db/merchant_connector_account.rs b/crates/router/src/db/merchant_connector_account.rs
index d84908193a7..33e5592350d 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/db/merchant_connector_account.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/db/merchant_connector_account.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use common_utils::ext_traits::{AsyncExt, ByteSliceExt, Encode};
 use error_stack::{IntoReport, ResultExt};
-use masking::ExposeInterface;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
+use super::cache;
 use super::{MockDb, Store};
 use crate::{
     connection,
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ where
     async fn update_merchant_connector_account(
         &self,
         this: domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount,
-        merchant_connector_account: storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate,
+        merchant_connector_account: storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
     ) -> CustomResult<
         domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount,
         errors::StorageError,
@@ -182,9 +183,9 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for Store {
         .map_err(Into::into)
         .into_report()
         .async_and_then(|item| async {
-            item.convert()
+            item.convert(self, merchant_id)
                 .await
-                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
         })
         .await
     }
@@ -207,21 +208,24 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for Store {
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
-            .async_and_then(|item| async {
-                item.convert()
-                    .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
-            })
-            .await
         };
+
         #[cfg(not(feature = "accounts_cache"))]
         {
-            find_call().await
+            find_call()
+                .await?
+                .convert(self, merchant_id)
+                .await
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
         }
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
         {
-            super::cache::get_or_populate_redis(self, merchant_connector_id, find_call).await
+            cache::get_or_populate_redis(self, merchant_connector_id, find_call)
+                .await?
+                .convert(self, merchant_id)
+                .await
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
         }
     }
 
@@ -235,15 +239,16 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for Store {
         let conn = connection::pg_connection_write(self).await?;
         t.construct_new()
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
             .insert(&conn)
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
             .into_report()
             .async_and_then(|item| async {
-                item.convert()
+                let merchant_id = item.merchant_id.clone();
+                item.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                     .await
-                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                    .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
             })
             .await
     }
@@ -265,9 +270,9 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for Store {
                 let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(items.len());
                 for item in items.into_iter() {
                     output.push(
-                        item.convert()
+                        item.convert(self, merchant_id)
                             .await
-                            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?,
+                            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)?,
                     )
                 }
                 Ok(output)
@@ -278,7 +283,7 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for Store {
     async fn update_merchant_connector_account(
         &self,
         this: domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount,
-        merchant_connector_account: storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate,
+        merchant_connector_account: storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
     ) -> CustomResult<
         domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount,
         errors::StorageError,
@@ -288,22 +293,23 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for Store {
             let conn = connection::pg_connection_write(self).await?;
             Conversion::convert(this)
                 .await
-                .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)?
+                .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
                 .update(&conn, merchant_connector_account)
                 .await
                 .map_err(Into::into)
                 .into_report()
                 .async_and_then(|item| async {
-                    item.convert()
+                    let merchant_id = item.merchant_id.clone();
+                    item.convert(self, &merchant_id)
                         .await
-                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+                        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
                 })
                 .await
         };
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accounts_cache")]
         {
-            super::cache::redact_cache(self, &_merchant_connector_id, update_call, None).await
+            cache::redact_cache(self, &_merchant_connector_id, update_call, None).await
         }
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "accounts_cache"))]
@@ -350,9 +356,9 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for MockDb {
             .cloned()
             .unwrap();
         account
-            .convert()
+            .convert(self, merchant_id)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
     }
 
     async fn find_by_merchant_connector_account_merchant_id_merchant_connector_id(
@@ -376,12 +382,13 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for MockDb {
         errors::StorageError,
     > {
         let mut accounts = self.merchant_connector_accounts.lock().await;
+        let merchant_id = t.merchant_id.clone();
         let account = storage::MerchantConnectorAccount {
             #[allow(clippy::as_conversions)]
             id: accounts.len() as i32,
             merchant_id: t.merchant_id,
             connector_name: t.connector_name,
-            connector_account_details: t.connector_account_details.expose(),
+            connector_account_details: t.connector_account_details.into(),
             test_mode: t.test_mode,
             disabled: t.disabled,
             merchant_connector_id: t.merchant_connector_id,
@@ -391,9 +398,9 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for MockDb {
         };
         accounts.push(account.clone());
         account
-            .convert()
+            .convert(self, &merchant_id)
             .await
-            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DeserializationFailed)
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
     }
 
     async fn find_merchant_connector_account_by_merchant_id_and_disabled_list(
@@ -411,7 +418,7 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccountInterface for MockDb {
     async fn update_merchant_connector_account(
         &self,
         _this: domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount,
-        _merchant_connector_account: storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate,
+        _merchant_connector_account: storage::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
     ) -> CustomResult<
         domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount,
         errors::StorageError,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db/merchant_key_store.rs b/crates/router/src/db/merchant_key_store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4637af8c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/router/src/db/merchant_key_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use error_stack::{IntoReport, ResultExt};
+
+use crate::{
+    connection,
+    core::errors::{self, CustomResult},
+    db::MockDb,
+    services::Store,
+    types::domain::{
+        behaviour::{Conversion, ReverseConversion},
+        merchant_key_store,
+    },
+};
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+pub trait MerchantKeyStoreInterface {
+    async fn insert_merchant_key_store(
+        &self,
+        merchant_key_store: merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore,
+    ) -> CustomResult<merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore, errors::StorageError>;
+
+    async fn get_merchant_key_store_by_merchant_id(
+        &self,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore, errors::StorageError>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MerchantKeyStoreInterface for Store {
+    async fn insert_merchant_key_store(
+        &self,
+        merchant_key_store: merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore,
+    ) -> CustomResult<merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore, errors::StorageError> {
+        let conn = connection::pg_connection_write(self).await?;
+        let merchant_id = merchant_key_store.merchant_id.clone();
+        merchant_key_store
+            .construct_new()
+            .await
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::EncryptionError)?
+            .insert(&conn)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+            .into_report()?
+            .convert(self, &merchant_id)
+            .await
+            .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
+    }
+    async fn get_merchant_key_store_by_merchant_id(
+        &self,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore, errors::StorageError> {
+        let conn = connection::pg_connection_read(self).await?;
+        storage_models::merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore::find_by_merchant_id(
+            &conn,
+            merchant_id,
+        )
+        .await
+        .map_err(Into::into)
+        .into_report()?
+        .convert(self, merchant_id)
+        .await
+        .change_context(errors::StorageError::DecryptionError)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MerchantKeyStoreInterface for MockDb {
+    async fn insert_merchant_key_store(
+        &self,
+        _merchant_key_store: merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore,
+    ) -> CustomResult<merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore, errors::StorageError> {
+        // [#172]: Implement function for `MockDb`
+        Err(errors::StorageError::MockDbError.into())
+    }
+    async fn get_merchant_key_store_by_merchant_id(
+        &self,
+        _merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore, errors::StorageError> {
+        // [#172]: Implement function for `MockDb`
+        Err(errors::StorageError::MockDbError.into())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/router/src/routes/metrics.rs b/crates/router/src/routes/metrics.rs
index 133a01bb5cd..305cf5204ff 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/routes/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/routes/metrics.rs
@@ -68,5 +68,9 @@ histogram_metric!(CARD_ADD_TIME, GLOBAL_METER);
 histogram_metric!(CARD_GET_TIME, GLOBAL_METER);
 histogram_metric!(CARD_DELETE_TIME, GLOBAL_METER);
 
+// Encryption and Decryption metrics
+histogram_metric!(ENCRYPTION_TIME, GLOBAL_METER);
+histogram_metric!(DECRYPTION_TIME, GLOBAL_METER);
+
 pub mod request;
 pub mod utils;
diff --git a/crates/router/src/routes/metrics/request.rs b/crates/router/src/routes/metrics/request.rs
index 92f6d823784..a38ba471ebf 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/routes/metrics/request.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/routes/metrics/request.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ where
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub async fn record_card_operation_time<F, R>(
+pub async fn record_operation_time<F, R>(
     future: F,
     metric: &once_cell::sync::Lazy<router_env::opentelemetry::metrics::Histogram<f64>>,
 ) -> R
diff --git a/crates/router/src/services.rs b/crates/router/src/services.rs
index 74c4a71c6dc..587cce9c0d5 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/services.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/services.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pub mod logger;
 use std::sync::{atomic, Arc};
 
 use error_stack::{IntoReport, ResultExt};
+#[cfg(feature = "kms")]
+use external_services::kms;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use redis_interface::{errors as redis_errors, PubsubInterface};
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ pub struct Store {
     pub redis_conn: Arc<redis_interface::RedisConnectionPool>,
     #[cfg(feature = "kv_store")]
     pub(crate) config: StoreConfig,
+    pub master_key: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "kv_store")]
@@ -108,6 +111,13 @@ impl Store {
             redis_clone.on_error().await;
         });
 
+        let master_enc_key = get_master_enc_key(
+            config,
+            #[cfg(feature = "kms")]
+            &config.kms,
+        )
+        .await;
+
         Self {
             master_pool: diesel_make_pg_pool(
                 &config.master_database,
@@ -130,6 +140,7 @@ impl Store {
                 drainer_stream_name: config.drainer.stream_name.clone(),
                 drainer_num_partitions: config.drainer.num_partitions,
             },
+            master_key: master_enc_key,
         }
     }
 
@@ -177,3 +188,37 @@ impl Store {
             .change_context(crate::core::errors::StorageError::KVError)
     }
 }
+
+#[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
+async fn get_master_enc_key(
+    conf: &crate::configs::settings::Settings,
+    #[cfg(feature = "kms")] kms_config: &kms::KmsConfig,
+) -> Vec<u8> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "kms")]
+    let master_enc_key = hex::decode(
+        kms::get_kms_client(kms_config)
+            .await
+            .decrypt(&conf.secrets.master_enc_key)
+            .await
+            .expect("Failed to decrypt master enc key"),
+    )
+    .expect("Failed to decode from hex");
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "kms"))]
+    let master_enc_key =
+        hex::decode(&conf.secrets.master_enc_key).expect("Failed to decode from hex");
+
+    master_enc_key
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn generate_aes256_key() -> errors::CustomResult<[u8; 32], common_utils::errors::CryptoError> {
+    use ring::rand::SecureRandom;
+
+    let rng = ring::rand::SystemRandom::new();
+    let mut key: [u8; 256 / 8] = [0_u8; 256 / 8];
+    rng.fill(&mut key)
+        .into_report()
+        .change_context(common_utils::errors::CryptoError::EncodingFailed)?;
+    Ok(key)
+}
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain.rs
index 252cd63d6d0..0eb5b6118a0 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ pub mod behaviour;
 pub mod customer;
 pub mod merchant_account;
 pub mod merchant_connector_account;
+pub mod merchant_key_store;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/address.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/address.rs
index eebbff2b4f6..d69343cc798 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain/address.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/address.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use super::{
     behaviour,
     types::{self, AsyncLift},
 };
+use crate::db::StorageInterface;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize)]
 pub struct Address {
@@ -69,11 +70,19 @@ impl behaviour::Conversion for Address {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn convert_back(other: Self::DstType) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError> {
-        let key = &[0];
+    async fn convert_back(
+        other: Self::DstType,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError> {
+        let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id)
+            .await
+            .change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
+                message: "Failed while getting key from key store".to_string(),
+            })?;
 
         async {
-            let inner_decrypt = |inner| types::decrypt(inner, key);
+            let inner_decrypt = |inner| types::decrypt(inner, &key);
             Ok(Self {
                 id: Some(other.id),
                 address_id: other.address_id,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/behaviour.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/behaviour.rs
index 298c7c83e66..2f95fe1611c 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain/behaviour.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/behaviour.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use common_utils::errors::{CustomResult, ValidationError};
 
+use crate::db::StorageInterface;
+
 /// Trait for converting domain types to storage models
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait Conversion {
@@ -7,7 +9,11 @@ pub trait Conversion {
     type NewDstType;
     async fn convert(self) -> CustomResult<Self::DstType, ValidationError>;
 
-    async fn convert_back(item: Self::DstType) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
+    async fn convert_back(
+        item: Self::DstType,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
     where
         Self: Sized;
 
@@ -16,12 +22,20 @@ pub trait Conversion {
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait ReverseConversion<SrcType: Conversion> {
-    async fn convert(self) -> CustomResult<SrcType, ValidationError>;
+    async fn convert(
+        self,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<SrcType, ValidationError>;
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl<T: Send, U: Conversion<DstType = T>> ReverseConversion<U> for T {
-    async fn convert(self) -> CustomResult<U, ValidationError> {
-        U::convert_back(self).await
+    async fn convert(
+        self,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<U, ValidationError> {
+        U::convert_back(self, db, merchant_id).await
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/customer.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/customer.rs
index d4e4d2b26e4..ca812bd8869 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain/customer.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/customer.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ use storage_models::{customers::CustomerUpdateInternal, encryption::Encryption};
 use time::PrimitiveDateTime;
 
 use super::types::{self, AsyncLift};
-use crate::errors::{CustomResult, ValidationError};
+use crate::{
+    db::StorageInterface,
+    errors::{CustomResult, ValidationError},
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Customer {
@@ -44,14 +47,22 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for Customer {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn convert_back(item: Self::DstType) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
+    async fn convert_back(
+        item: Self::DstType,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
-        let key = &[0]; // To be replaced by key fetched from Store
+        let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id)
+            .await
+            .change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
+                message: "Failed while getting key from key store".to_string(),
+            })?;
         async {
-            let inner_decrypt = |inner| types::decrypt(inner, key);
-            let inner_decrypt_email = |inner| types::decrypt(inner, key);
+            let inner_decrypt = |inner| types::decrypt(inner, &key);
+            let inner_decrypt_email = |inner| types::decrypt(inner, &key);
             Ok(Self {
                 id: Some(item.id),
                 customer_id: item.customer_id,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_account.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_account.rs
index bd6f15d686b..76ab589889e 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_account.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_account.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use storage_models::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    db::StorageInterface,
     errors::{CustomResult, ValidationError},
     types::domain::types::{self, AsyncLift, TypeEncryption},
 };
@@ -126,11 +127,19 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for MerchantAccount {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn convert_back(item: Self::DstType) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
+    async fn convert_back(
+        item: Self::DstType,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
-        let key = &[0];
+        let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id.to_owned())
+            .await
+            .change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
+                message: "Failed while getting key from key store".to_string(),
+            })?;
         async {
             Ok(Self {
                 id: Some(item.id),
@@ -141,11 +150,11 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for MerchantAccount {
                 redirect_to_merchant_with_http_post: item.redirect_to_merchant_with_http_post,
                 merchant_name: item
                     .merchant_name
-                    .async_lift(|inner| types::decrypt(inner, key))
+                    .async_lift(|inner| types::decrypt(inner, &key))
                     .await?,
                 merchant_details: item
                     .merchant_details
-                    .async_lift(|inner| types::decrypt(inner, key))
+                    .async_lift(|inner| types::decrypt(inner, &key))
                     .await?,
                 webhook_details: item.webhook_details,
                 sub_merchants_enabled: item.sub_merchants_enabled,
@@ -157,7 +166,7 @@ impl super::behaviour::Conversion for MerchantAccount {
                 routing_algorithm: item.routing_algorithm,
                 api_key: item
                     .api_key
-                    .async_map(|value| Encryptable::decrypt(value, key, GcmAes256 {}))
+                    .async_map(|value| Encryptable::decrypt(value, &key, GcmAes256 {}))
                     .await
                     .transpose()?,
             })
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_connector_account.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_connector_account.rs
index 84db026c43a..52ad4db926a 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_connector_account.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_connector_account.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
 use common_utils::{
+    crypto::{Encryptable, GcmAes256},
     errors::{CustomResult, ValidationError},
     pii,
 };
-use masking::{ExposeInterface, Secret};
-use storage_models::enums;
+use error_stack::ResultExt;
+use masking::Secret;
+use storage_models::{
+    encryption::Encryption, enums,
+    merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
+};
 
-use super::behaviour;
+use super::{
+    behaviour,
+    types::{self, TypeEncryption},
+};
+use crate::db::StorageInterface;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MerchantConnectorAccount {
     pub id: Option<i32>,
     pub merchant_id: String,
     pub connector_name: String,
-    pub connector_account_details: Secret<serde_json::Value>,
+    pub connector_account_details: Encryptable<Secret<serde_json::Value>>,
     pub test_mode: Option<bool>,
     pub disabled: Option<bool>,
     pub merchant_connector_id: String,
@@ -21,6 +30,21 @@ pub struct MerchantConnectorAccount {
     pub metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate {
+    Update {
+        merchant_id: Option<String>,
+        connector_type: Option<enums::ConnectorType>,
+        connector_name: Option<String>,
+        connector_account_details: Option<Encryptable<Secret<serde_json::Value>>>,
+        test_mode: Option<bool>,
+        disabled: Option<bool>,
+        merchant_connector_id: Option<String>,
+        payment_methods_enabled: Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>>,
+        metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
+    },
+}
+
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl behaviour::Conversion for MerchantConnectorAccount {
     type DstType = storage_models::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount;
@@ -34,7 +58,7 @@ impl behaviour::Conversion for MerchantConnectorAccount {
                 })?,
                 merchant_id: self.merchant_id,
                 connector_name: self.connector_name,
-                connector_account_details: self.connector_account_details.expose(),
+                connector_account_details: self.connector_account_details.into(),
                 test_mode: self.test_mode,
                 disabled: self.disabled,
                 merchant_connector_id: self.merchant_connector_id,
@@ -45,12 +69,29 @@ impl behaviour::Conversion for MerchantConnectorAccount {
         )
     }
 
-    async fn convert_back(other: Self::DstType) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError> {
+    async fn convert_back(
+        other: Self::DstType,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError> {
+        let key = types::get_merchant_enc_key(db, merchant_id)
+            .await
+            .change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
+                message: "Error while getting key from keystore".to_string(),
+            })?;
         Ok(Self {
             id: Some(other.id),
             merchant_id: other.merchant_id,
             connector_name: other.connector_name,
-            connector_account_details: other.connector_account_details.into(),
+            connector_account_details: Encryptable::decrypt(
+                other.connector_account_details,
+                &key,
+                GcmAes256 {},
+            )
+            .await
+            .change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
+                message: "Failed while decrypting connector account details".to_string(),
+            })?,
             test_mode: other.test_mode,
             disabled: other.disabled,
             merchant_connector_id: other.merchant_connector_id,
@@ -64,7 +105,7 @@ impl behaviour::Conversion for MerchantConnectorAccount {
         Ok(Self::NewDstType {
             merchant_id: Some(self.merchant_id),
             connector_name: Some(self.connector_name),
-            connector_account_details: Some(self.connector_account_details),
+            connector_account_details: Some(self.connector_account_details.into()),
             test_mode: self.test_mode,
             disabled: self.disabled,
             merchant_connector_id: self.merchant_connector_id,
@@ -74,3 +115,31 @@ impl behaviour::Conversion for MerchantConnectorAccount {
         })
     }
 }
+
+impl From<MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate> for MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal {
+    fn from(merchant_connector_account_update: MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate) -> Self {
+        match merchant_connector_account_update {
+            MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate::Update {
+                merchant_id,
+                connector_type,
+                connector_name,
+                connector_account_details,
+                test_mode,
+                disabled,
+                merchant_connector_id,
+                payment_methods_enabled,
+                metadata,
+            } => Self {
+                merchant_id,
+                connector_type,
+                connector_name,
+                connector_account_details: connector_account_details.map(Encryption::from),
+                test_mode,
+                disabled,
+                merchant_connector_id,
+                payment_methods_enabled,
+                metadata,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_key_store.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_key_store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4c0f4d830d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/merchant_key_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use common_utils::{
+    crypto::{Encryptable, GcmAes256},
+    custom_serde,
+};
+use error_stack::ResultExt;
+use masking::Secret;
+use time::PrimitiveDateTime;
+
+use crate::{
+    db::StorageInterface,
+    errors::{CustomResult, ValidationError},
+    types::domain::types::TypeEncryption,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct MerchantKeyStore {
+    pub merchant_id: String,
+    pub key: Encryptable<Secret<Vec<u8>>>,
+    #[serde(with = "custom_serde::iso8601")]
+    pub created_at: PrimitiveDateTime,
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl super::behaviour::Conversion for MerchantKeyStore {
+    type DstType = storage_models::merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore;
+    type NewDstType = storage_models::merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStoreNew;
+    async fn convert(self) -> CustomResult<Self::DstType, ValidationError> {
+        Ok(storage_models::merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStore {
+            key: self.key.into(),
+            merchant_id: self.merchant_id,
+            created_at: self.created_at,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn convert_back(
+        item: Self::DstType,
+        db: &dyn StorageInterface,
+        _merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, ValidationError>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let key = &db.get_master_key();
+        Ok(Self {
+            key: Encryptable::decrypt(item.key, key, GcmAes256 {})
+                .await
+                .change_context(ValidationError::InvalidValue {
+                    message: "Failed while decrypting customer data".to_string(),
+                })?,
+            merchant_id: item.merchant_id,
+            created_at: item.created_at,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn construct_new(self) -> CustomResult<Self::NewDstType, ValidationError> {
+        Ok(storage_models::merchant_key_store::MerchantKeyStoreNew {
+            merchant_id: self.merchant_id,
+            key: self.key.into(),
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/domain/types.rs b/crates/router/src/types/domain/types.rs
index ade0ecd9d96..80dab9d1b0f 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/domain/types.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/domain/types.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ use common_utils::{
     ext_traits::AsyncExt,
 };
 use error_stack::{IntoReport, ResultExt};
-use masking::{PeekInterface, Secret};
+use masking::{ExposeInterface, PeekInterface, Secret};
+use router_env::{instrument, tracing};
 use storage_models::encryption::Encryption;
 
-use crate::core::errors as core_errors;
+use crate::routes::metrics::{request, DECRYPTION_TIME, ENCRYPTION_TIME};
 
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait TypeEncryption<
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl<
         S: masking::Strategy<String> + Send,
     > TypeEncryption<String, V, S> for crypto::Encryptable<Secret<String, S>>
 {
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn encrypt(
         masked_data: Secret<String, S>,
         key: &[u8],
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ impl<
         Ok(Self::new(masked_data, encrypted_data))
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn decrypt(
         encrypted_data: Encryption,
         key: &[u8],
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ impl<
     > TypeEncryption<serde_json::Value, V, S>
     for crypto::Encryptable<Secret<serde_json::Value, S>>
 {
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn encrypt(
         masked_data: Secret<serde_json::Value, S>,
         key: &[u8],
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ impl<
         Ok(Self::new(masked_data, encrypted_data))
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn decrypt(
         encrypted_data: Encryption,
         key: &[u8],
@@ -96,11 +101,47 @@ impl<
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn get_key_and_algo(
-    _db: &dyn crate::db::StorageInterface,
-    _merchant_id: String,
-) -> CustomResult<Vec<u8>, core_errors::StorageError> {
-    Ok(Vec::new())
+#[async_trait]
+impl<
+        V: crypto::DecodeMessage + crypto::EncodeMessage + Send + 'static,
+        S: masking::Strategy<Vec<u8>> + Send,
+    > TypeEncryption<Vec<u8>, V, S> for crypto::Encryptable<Secret<Vec<u8>, S>>
+{
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
+    async fn encrypt(
+        masked_data: Secret<Vec<u8>, S>,
+        key: &[u8],
+        crypt_algo: V,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, errors::CryptoError> {
+        let encrypted_data = crypt_algo.encode_message(key, masked_data.peek())?;
+
+        Ok(Self::new(masked_data, encrypted_data))
+    }
+
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
+    async fn decrypt(
+        encrypted_data: Encryption,
+        key: &[u8],
+        crypt_algo: V,
+    ) -> CustomResult<Self, errors::CryptoError> {
+        let encrypted = encrypted_data.into_inner();
+        let decrypted_data = crypt_algo.decode_message(key, encrypted.clone())?;
+
+        Ok(Self::new(decrypted_data.into(), encrypted))
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn get_merchant_enc_key(
+    db: &dyn crate::db::StorageInterface,
+    merchant_id: impl AsRef<str>,
+) -> CustomResult<Vec<u8>, crate::core::errors::StorageError> {
+    let merchant_id = merchant_id.as_ref();
+    let key = db
+        .get_merchant_key_store_by_merchant_id(merchant_id)
+        .await?
+        .key
+        .into_inner();
+    Ok(key.expose())
 }
 
 pub trait Lift<U> {
@@ -149,6 +190,21 @@ impl<U, V: Lift<U> + Lift<U, SelfWrapper<U> = V> + Send> AsyncLift<U> for V {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn encrypt<E: Clone, S>(
+    inner: Secret<E, S>,
+    key: &[u8],
+) -> CustomResult<crypto::Encryptable<Secret<E, S>>, errors::CryptoError>
+where
+    S: masking::Strategy<E>,
+    crypto::Encryptable<Secret<E, S>>: TypeEncryption<E, crypto::GcmAes256, S>,
+{
+    request::record_operation_time(
+        crypto::Encryptable::encrypt(inner, key, crypto::GcmAes256 {}),
+        &ENCRYPTION_TIME,
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn decrypt<T: Clone, S: masking::Strategy<T>>(
     inner: Option<Encryption>,
     key: &[u8],
@@ -156,8 +212,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn decrypt<T: Clone, S: masking::Strategy<T>>(
 where
     crypto::Encryptable<Secret<T, S>>: TypeEncryption<T, crypto::GcmAes256, S>,
 {
-    inner
-        .async_map(|item| crypto::Encryptable::decrypt(item, key, crypto::GcmAes256 {}))
-        .await
-        .transpose()
+    request::record_operation_time(
+        inner.async_map(|item| crypto::Encryptable::decrypt(item, key, crypto::GcmAes256 {})),
+        &DECRYPTION_TIME,
+    )
+    .await
+    .transpose()
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/storage/merchant_connector_account.rs b/crates/router/src/types/storage/merchant_connector_account.rs
index 249538f5823..700a97048a9 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/storage/merchant_connector_account.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/storage/merchant_connector_account.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub use storage_models::merchant_connector_account::{
-    MerchantConnectorAccount, MerchantConnectorAccountNew, MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate,
-    MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
+    MerchantConnectorAccount, MerchantConnectorAccountNew, MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
 };
+
+pub use crate::types::domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate;
diff --git a/crates/router/src/types/transformers.rs b/crates/router/src/types/transformers.rs
index 2f387f26509..f4d8a70f817 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/types/transformers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/types/transformers.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl TryFrom<domain::merchant_connector_account::MerchantConnectorAccount>
             connector_type: merchant_ca.connector_type.foreign_into(),
             connector_name: merchant_ca.connector_name,
             merchant_connector_id: Some(merchant_ca.merchant_connector_id),
-            connector_account_details: Some(merchant_ca.connector_account_details),
+            connector_account_details: Some(merchant_ca.connector_account_details.into_inner()),
             test_mode: merchant_ca.test_mode,
             disabled: merchant_ca.disabled,
             metadata: merchant_ca.metadata,
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/encryption.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/encryption.rs
index e0d9e054f21..a32dd45682e 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/encryption.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/encryption.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-use diesel::{backend::Backend, deserialize::FromSql, serialize::ToSql, sql_types, AsExpression};
+use diesel::{
+    backend::Backend,
+    deserialize::{self, FromSql, Queryable},
+    serialize::ToSql,
+    sql_types, AsExpression,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, AsExpression, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[diesel(sql_type = diesel::sql_types::Binary)]
@@ -51,3 +56,14 @@ where
         self.get_inner().to_sql(out)
     }
 }
+
+impl<DB> Queryable<sql_types::Binary, DB> for Encryption
+where
+    DB: Backend,
+    Vec<u8>: FromSql<sql_types::Binary, DB>,
+{
+    type Row = Vec<u8>;
+    fn build(row: Self::Row) -> deserialize::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self { inner: row })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/lib.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/lib.rs
index 4598f4db145..59eed2c9684 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub mod locker_mock_up;
 pub mod mandate;
 pub mod merchant_account;
 pub mod merchant_connector_account;
+pub mod merchant_key_store;
 pub mod payment_attempt;
 pub mod payment_intent;
 pub mod payment_method;
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_connector_account.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_connector_account.rs
index 08d3fa21fa3..189dd0770f6 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_connector_account.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_connector_account.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 use common_utils::pii;
 use diesel::{AsChangeset, Identifiable, Insertable, Queryable};
-use masking::Secret;
 
-use crate::{enums as storage_enums, schema::merchant_connector_account};
+use crate::{encryption::Encryption, enums as storage_enums, schema::merchant_connector_account};
 
 #[derive(
     Clone,
     Debug,
-    Eq,
     serde::Serialize,
     serde::Deserialize,
-    PartialEq,
     Identifiable,
     Queryable,
     router_derive::DebugAsDisplay,
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ pub struct MerchantConnectorAccount {
     pub id: i32,
     pub merchant_id: String,
     pub connector_name: String,
-    pub connector_account_details: serde_json::Value,
+    pub connector_account_details: Encryption,
     pub test_mode: Option<bool>,
     pub disabled: Option<bool>,
     pub merchant_connector_id: String,
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct MerchantConnectorAccountNew {
     pub merchant_id: Option<String>,
     pub connector_type: Option<storage_enums::ConnectorType>,
     pub connector_name: Option<String>,
-    pub connector_account_details: Option<Secret<serde_json::Value>>,
+    pub connector_account_details: Option<Encryption>,
     pub test_mode: Option<bool>,
     pub disabled: Option<bool>,
     pub merchant_connector_id: String,
@@ -44,58 +41,16 @@ pub struct MerchantConnectorAccountNew {
     pub metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate {
-    Update {
-        merchant_id: Option<String>,
-        connector_type: Option<storage_enums::ConnectorType>,
-        connector_name: Option<String>,
-        connector_account_details: Option<Secret<serde_json::Value>>,
-        test_mode: Option<bool>,
-        disabled: Option<bool>,
-        merchant_connector_id: Option<String>,
-        payment_methods_enabled: Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>>,
-        metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
-    },
-}
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, AsChangeset, router_derive::DebugAsDisplay)]
 #[diesel(table_name = merchant_connector_account)]
 pub struct MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal {
-    merchant_id: Option<String>,
-    connector_type: Option<storage_enums::ConnectorType>,
-    connector_name: Option<String>,
-    connector_account_details: Option<Secret<serde_json::Value>>,
-    test_mode: Option<bool>,
-    disabled: Option<bool>,
-    merchant_connector_id: Option<String>,
-    payment_methods_enabled: Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>>,
-    metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
-}
-
-impl From<MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate> for MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal {
-    fn from(merchant_connector_account_update: MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate) -> Self {
-        match merchant_connector_account_update {
-            MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate::Update {
-                merchant_id,
-                connector_type,
-                connector_name,
-                connector_account_details,
-                test_mode,
-                disabled,
-                merchant_connector_id,
-                payment_methods_enabled,
-                metadata,
-            } => Self {
-                merchant_id,
-                connector_type,
-                connector_name,
-                connector_account_details,
-                test_mode,
-                disabled,
-                merchant_connector_id,
-                payment_methods_enabled,
-                metadata,
-            },
-        }
-    }
+    pub merchant_id: Option<String>,
+    pub connector_type: Option<storage_enums::ConnectorType>,
+    pub connector_name: Option<String>,
+    pub connector_account_details: Option<Encryption>,
+    pub test_mode: Option<bool>,
+    pub disabled: Option<bool>,
+    pub merchant_connector_id: Option<String>,
+    pub payment_methods_enabled: Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>>,
+    pub metadata: Option<pii::SecretSerdeValue>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_key_store.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_key_store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90d24f5b932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/merchant_key_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use common_utils::custom_serde;
+use diesel::{AsChangeset, Identifiable, Insertable, Queryable};
+use time::PrimitiveDateTime;
+
+use crate::{encryption::Encryption, schema::merchantkeystore};
+
+#[derive(
+    Clone,
+    Debug,
+    serde::Serialize,
+    serde::Deserialize,
+    Identifiable,
+    Queryable,
+    router_derive::DebugAsDisplay,
+)]
+#[diesel(table_name = merchantkeystore)]
+#[diesel(primary_key(merchant_id))]
+pub struct MerchantKeyStore {
+    pub merchant_id: String,
+    pub key: Encryption,
+    #[serde(with = "custom_serde::iso8601")]
+    pub created_at: PrimitiveDateTime,
+}
+
+#[derive(
+    Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Insertable, router_derive::DebugAsDisplay,
+)]
+#[diesel(table_name = merchantkeystore)]
+pub struct MerchantKeyStoreNew {
+    pub merchant_id: String,
+    pub key: Encryption,
+}
+
+#[derive(
+    Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, AsChangeset, router_derive::DebugAsDisplay,
+)]
+#[diesel(table_name = merchantkeystore)]
+pub struct MerchantKeyStoreUpdateInternal {
+    pub merchant_id: String,
+    pub key: Encryption,
+}
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/query.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/query.rs
index 83baa4502c2..271bf9e1aef 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/query.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub mod locker_mock_up;
 pub mod mandate;
 pub mod merchant_account;
 pub mod merchant_connector_account;
+pub mod merchant_key_store;
 pub mod payment_attempt;
 pub mod payment_intent;
 pub mod payment_method;
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_connector_account.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_connector_account.rs
index 6e63cdf6e66..18aab8a0802 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_connector_account.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_connector_account.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use super::generics;
 use crate::{
     errors,
     merchant_connector_account::{
-        MerchantConnectorAccount, MerchantConnectorAccountNew, MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate,
+        MerchantConnectorAccount, MerchantConnectorAccountNew,
         MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
     },
     schema::merchant_connector_account::dsl,
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ impl MerchantConnectorAccount {
     pub async fn update(
         self,
         conn: &PgPooledConn,
-        merchant_connector_account: MerchantConnectorAccountUpdate,
+        merchant_connector_account: MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal,
     ) -> StorageResult<Self> {
         match generics::generic_update_by_id::<<Self as HasTable>::Table, _, _, _>(
             conn,
             self.id,
-            MerchantConnectorAccountUpdateInternal::from(merchant_connector_account),
+            merchant_connector_account,
         )
         .await
         {
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_key_store.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_key_store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e681c8c1dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/query/merchant_key_store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use diesel::{associations::HasTable, ExpressionMethods};
+use router_env::{instrument, tracing};
+
+use super::generics;
+use crate::{
+    merchant_key_store::{MerchantKeyStore, MerchantKeyStoreNew},
+    schema::merchantkeystore::dsl,
+    PgPooledConn, StorageResult,
+};
+
+impl MerchantKeyStoreNew {
+    #[instrument(skip(conn))]
+    pub async fn insert(self, conn: &PgPooledConn) -> StorageResult<MerchantKeyStore> {
+        generics::generic_insert(conn, self).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl MerchantKeyStore {
+    #[instrument(skip(conn))]
+    pub async fn find_by_merchant_id(
+        conn: &PgPooledConn,
+        merchant_id: &str,
+    ) -> StorageResult<Self> {
+        generics::generic_find_one::<<Self as HasTable>::Table, _, _>(
+            conn,
+            dsl::merchant_id.eq(merchant_id.to_owned()),
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs
index 340c602efe2..06bb2163c52 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ diesel::table! {
         address_id -> Varchar,
         city -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         country -> Nullable<CountryCode>,
-        line1 -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        line2 -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        line3 -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        state -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        zip -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        first_name -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        last_name -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        phone_number -> Nullable<Binary>,
+        line1 -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        line2 -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        line3 -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        state -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        zip -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        first_name -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        last_name -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        phone_number -> Nullable<Bytea>,
         country_code -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         created_at -> Timestamp,
         modified_at -> Timestamp,
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ diesel::table! {
         id -> Int4,
         customer_id -> Varchar,
         merchant_id -> Varchar,
-        name -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        email -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        phone -> Nullable<Binary>,
+        name -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        email -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        phone -> Nullable<Bytea>,
         phone_country_code -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         description -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         created_at -> Timestamp,
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ diesel::table! {
         enable_payment_response_hash -> Bool,
         payment_response_hash_key -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         redirect_to_merchant_with_http_post -> Bool,
-        merchant_name -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        merchant_details -> Nullable<Binary>,
+        merchant_name -> Nullable<Bytea>,
+        merchant_details -> Nullable<Bytea>,
         webhook_details -> Nullable<Json>,
         sub_merchants_enabled -> Nullable<Bool>,
         parent_merchant_id -> Nullable<Varchar>,
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         locker_id -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         metadata -> Nullable<Jsonb>,
         routing_algorithm -> Nullable<Json>,
-        api_key -> Nullable<Binary>,
+        api_key -> Nullable<Bytea>,
     }
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         id -> Int4,
         merchant_id -> Varchar,
         connector_name -> Varchar,
-        connector_account_details -> Json,
+        connector_account_details -> Bytea,
         test_mode -> Nullable<Bool>,
         disabled -> Nullable<Bool>,
         merchant_connector_id -> Varchar,
@@ -244,6 +244,17 @@ diesel::table! {
     }
 }
 
+diesel::table! {
+    use diesel::sql_types::*;
+    use crate::enums::diesel_exports::*;
+
+    merchantkeystore (merchant_id) {
+        merchant_id -> Varchar,
+        key -> Bytea,
+        created_at -> Timestamp,
+    }
+}
+
 diesel::table! {
     use diesel::sql_types::*;
     use crate::enums::diesel_exports::*;
@@ -423,6 +434,7 @@ diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
     mandate,
     merchant_account,
     merchant_connector_account,
+    merchantkeystore,
     payment_attempt,
     payment_intent,
     payment_methods,
diff --git a/migrations/2023-04-06-092008_create_merchant_ek/down.sql b/migrations/2023-04-06-092008_create_merchant_ek/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de0fb814836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-04-06-092008_create_merchant_ek/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP TABLE MERCHANTKEYSTORE;
diff --git a/migrations/2023-04-06-092008_create_merchant_ek/up.sql b/migrations/2023-04-06-092008_create_merchant_ek/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3703f68b937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-04-06-092008_create_merchant_ek/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CREATE TABLE MERCHANTKEYSTORE(
+    MERCHANT_ID VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    KEY BYTEA NOT NULL,
+    CREATED_AT TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX merchant_key_store_unique_index ON merchantkeystore(merchant_id);