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UL wins Discover approval for EMV personalization, payment test tools

The Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool and Collis Brand Test Tool have met requirements for use on the Discover Global Network, UL says.

May 28, 2015

UL recently announced that its Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool and Collis Brand Test Tool have met their respective qualification requirements for use on the Discover Global Network.

The Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool is a comprehensive test tool that enables issuers, card personalization bureaus and card manufacturers to validate the personalization of their contact and contactless payment cards and mobile payment applications, the company said in a press release.

The PVT checks the correctness of a card application personalization and provides full, readable reports including explanations of errors and observations found. According to the release, the tool can check any EMV card application, Secure Element application or cloud-based payment application according to specifications from EMVCo, MasterCard, Visa, JCB, Discover, Diners Club International, Union Pay and domestic payment schemes.

For Discover and Diners Club International acquirers, UL also offers its qualified EMV Collis Brand Test Tool. The tool validates payment devices for connection to the major payment networks via ATM and POS terminals using both contact and contactless EMV interfaces.

The Collis Brand Test Tool provides end-to-end insight into the technical details of the communication between the card and the terminal on the one side and between the terminal and the network on the other side. The test tool is aligned with the specifications of the seven major payment schemes worldwide, and, through the service portal, has the ability to remain up to date with the latest requirements and specifications from payment networks.