CALGARY, Alberta — Owners, operators and deployers of ATM estates across Canada now can begin upgrading their terminals in line with the new Interac Association CHIP requirements, after Calypso Canada was awarded certification for its INTERAC EMV CHIP platform.
According to a news release, Calypso Canada, a Transaction Network Services, TNS, company, also certified its first device for the EMV CHIP platform, the Triton RL2000.
"With this certification, thousands of Triton ATMs deployed in Canada will now benefit from Triton's upgrade path," said Shaun King, Triton's vice president of international sales. "Cardholders in the U.K., where we've been doing EMV CHIP and PIN-certified transactions since 2004, have had peace of mind for years that their transactions were the most secure in the industry. We're pleased to be able to provide this technology to our Canadian customers."
Calypso Canada worked closely with Triton and Moneris Solutions to complete the INTERAC certification process.
"We're delighted to have successfully achieved these two important certifications," said Doug Epp, senior director of sales for TNS Canada. "In order for Canada's ATM owners, operators and deployers to meet INTERAC's mandate of having 50 percent of non-deposit-taking ATMs upgraded by the end of 2010, the industry needs to move fast to ensure adequate lead time to allow for the purchase of equipment and properly coordinate the country-wide upgrade."
The INTERAC certification is the latest step in TNS' push to be one of the leading providers of secure, reliable services to ATM companies in North America and Europe. Calypso Canada has held PCI-DSS certification for its processing platform since 2007 and is listed on Visa USA's global list.
TNS' Calypso Canada business has many years experience delivering a wide range of premium ATM-processing, communications and management services to the growing global ATM market.
