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98 percent of US cards forecast to be EMV-enabled by end of 2017
September 30, 2015
By the end of 2015, 60 percent of cards will have chips, compared with 30 percent in June, the Payments Security Task Force says.
read nowVisa reports 'progress and momentum' in EMV migration
September 17, 2015
The company reports that as of the end of August, 141.9 million chip cards had been issued in the US.
read nowConsumer spend on payment cards tops $20T in 2014
September 16, 2015
A global shift away from cash and checks helped drive a 15 percent year-over-year increase in spending via plastic, RBR says.
read nowSmartMetric touts EMV card with fingerprint reader
September 11, 2015
The card's smart chip will not work unless it matches the owner's fingerprint, making it useless if lost or stolen, the company says.
read nowContactless card use rising fast in the UK
September 3, 2015
Britons spent 2.5 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) using contactless cards in first half of 2015, exceeding the contactless total for all of 2014.
read nowNew gateway lets Ghanaians pay online with ATM cards
August 21, 2015
Previously, only MasterCard- and Visa-branded payment cards could be used for e-commerce.
read nowThailand licenses China's UnionPay chip card standard
August 20, 2015
The newly signed agreement signals the first move in China's push to export the UnionPay chip card standard.
read nowNearly half of smart cards shipped bound for US, China
August 7, 2015
Of 2.1 billion cards shipped, 903 million will end up in the wallets of Chinese and American cardholders, an ABI study finds.
read nowMasterCard invites customer input at digital security lab
July 27, 2015
The broadened mandate of the lab will encourage joint problem-solving for fraud and risk in payments, MasterCard says.
read nowCanadian consumers keen on credit cards
July 2, 2015
In the space of just one year, Canadians' preference for credit cards as a payment method spiked from 34 percent to 46 percent, a recent TSYS poll reveals.
read nowVisa confirms Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool for US market
June 11, 2015
UL says that its confirmed Visa validation module includes global personalization requirements as well as specifications unique to Europe and the US.
read nowPSCU to start members' EMV debit activations with First Data in June
May 27, 2015
The company said it is the first CUSO certified to issue its members EMV-enabled debit cards for the First Data Debit Solutions platform.
read nowCentral Bank of Oman, FSS partner to create national payment gateway
May 26, 2015
OmanNet Payment Gateway will process national debit transactions and enable merchants in the sultanate to offer e-commerce services.
read nowHackers exploit Starbucks mobile payment app
May 14, 2015
The issue goes back as far as December, according to a published report.
read nowFIS works with industry groups on EMV migration for merchants
May 7, 2015
FIS said its Clear2Pay open test solutions played an important role in creating the U.S. EMV VAR Qualification Program.
read nowMore than 2B chip cards ship in 2014, driven by demand in US, China
May 4, 2015
Implementation of EMV in the two countries has caused the number of cards shipped to more than double within three years.
read nowAlaska USA FCU, FIS partner on payment initiatives
April 24, 2015
FIS will provide ATM driving, EFT processing, card production, and a number of related services.
read nowFSS, Entrust Datacard to deliver instant card issuance in India
April 24, 2015
Together, the companies will offer instant, in-branch card issuance solutions to support social security and financial inclusion initiatives across the country.
read nowFIME aligns terminal integration services, tools to new MasterCard M-TIP 2.0 spec
April 21, 2015
Following its terminal integration process update, the company says it can now accommodate testing for contact, contactless and dual-interface scenarios.
read nowInstant issuance solution eases EMV bankcard transition for smaller FIs
April 16, 2015
The solution allows users to upgrade or install an EMV-compatible instant issuance program that includes card personalization, procurement, onsite printing and…
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