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EMV solution offers workaround for complex certifications

Payment solutions provider OpenEdge says its systems are tested, certified and ready to process EMV transactions.

August 17, 2015

OpenEdge, the integrated payments division of Global Payments Inc., has been certified by the major card brands to process live EMV transactions in the U.S. All OpenEdge systems are tested and ready to process EMV transactions, a press release said.

The OpenEdge EMV Solution is a precertified EMV integration designed to:

• ease software developers' complicated device-driving and EMV certification efforts;
• shield developers from certification requirements;
• swiftly deploy the new credit card security standard into POS systems; and
• provide future-proofed technology and offer device flexibility.

"We've been working tirelessly to ease certifications and integrations for developers, to make new devices available, and to ensure we have a stable, secure EMV solution ready for the market," OpenEdge President Sid Singh said in the release. We're pleased to process live EMV transactions and look forward to helping our partners transition to this exciting new smart chip technology."