Smart Card Alliance welcomes Primax

Primax, a Wakefield, Mass.-based provider of credit and debit card issuing and merchant acquiring programs, products and services, has joined Smart Card Alliance, a nonprofit, multi-industry association that advocates for the adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology in the United States.

"As one of the first companies in the U.S. to implement an EMV chip card program for a U.S. financial institution, Primax is committed to ... U.S. EMV smart card use, and to helping our bank and credit union clients employ this critical technology to stay competitive in the payment cards arena," said Primex President and CEO Ted Keith.

"We continue to strongly promote EMV chip advancements in the U.S. and to use our extensive expertise and experience in this area to make this important advancement available to our clients," Keith said.

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