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Discover OKs Acquirer Systems' cloud-based EMV certification solution

The comprehensive, cloud-based solution reduces certification timelines from weeks to days, Acquirer Systems says.

July 13, 2015

Discover Financial Services has approved Acquirer Systems as a provider of EMV contact and contactless payments certification for customers using the D-Payment Application Specification in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. 

Acquirer Systems' comprehensive cloud-based approach ensures merchants, VARs, acquirers and payment processors that they can certify at the first attempt, using fewer resources, a press release said.

According to Acquirer Systems, the solution eliminates the need for specialized EMV resources or scheduled access to the acquirer host environment, and reduces certification timelines from weeks to days. 

The service supports Discover-approved third-party test tools in addition to Acquirer Systems' own approved terminal test solution, SCIMatix, the release said.

"Discover is pleased to announce that Acquirer Systems can now offer end-to-end merchant certification services," said Ellie Smith, head of the chip center of excellence at Discover. "This addition expands the services available to acquirers and merchants in the market, supporting Discover's ongoing efforts to streamline certification and deployment processes for EMV."

Acquirer Systems CEO Fergal Molloy said that he believes the company's cloud-based technology will radically change the certification process.

"This opens the way for self-certification, with a lower operating cost profile, and more comprehensive test coverage to deliver better quality products to the market — the result being a more secure and improved customer payments experience," he said.