Befuddled and confused about EMV

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

Those needing to update their infrastructure to support EMV might be befuddled and confused by chip and signature, but wrongdoers have it all figured out.

Eval 4dev sends EMV Level 2 kernel testing to the cloud

August 25, 2015

Fime says its new solution allows development teams to check their work step by step, reducing the risk of failure in certification testing.

Thailand 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.

Third fraudster pleads guilty in cross-country ATM caper

August 20, 2015

Three co-conspirators skimmed data in Europe and then took a US road trip, stopping at ATMs every few miles to withdraw cash using counterfeit cards.

Industry groups launch EMV consumer education initiative

August 20, 2015

The program provides messages and materials for industry stakeholders to use in educating consumers about the use and benefits of chip cards.

Euronet aids Indonesian FI with chip card issuer-acquirer cert

August 17, 2015

Euronet and its local partner, PT Sigma Cipta Caraka, worked with Bank Antardaerah to implement support for chip card ATM and debit transactions.

EMV solution offers workaround for complex certifications

August 17, 2015

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

DNA approves Fime chip card personalization validation service

August 17, 2015

The new DNA program confirms that EMV chip cards using the DNA Shared Debit AID and corresponding acceptance terminals comply with DNA requirements.

EMV migration slows even as deadline looms

August 14, 2015

The reasons for the slowdown — and its longer-term implications — are the subject of a new research note by Mercator.

DNA collaborative taps Gemalto for EMV consulting

August 14, 2015

The company's consultants executed a strategy that details card, terminal and personalization requirements for EMV debit implementation.

New service offers customer support backup for ISOs

August 13, 2015

Merchant Contact Services offers merchant acquirers a suite of white label, inbound and outbound services for all campaign types.

Oberthur launches EMV blog for US financial services providers

August 12, 2015

'Chip Cards Insider' will address reader concerns leading up to the retail liability shift in October — and beyond.

Euronet, Jakarta FI partner on EMV initiative

August 7, 2015

Euronet and its Indonesian partner, PT Sigma Cipta Caraka, will help the bank to implement system modifications needed to support chip card-based debit card…

Poll: Few US cardholders have received chip cards

August 7, 2015

On the plus side, 70 percent of Americans who have received chip cards say they know how to use them.

Nearly 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.

Survey: More than half of small businesses not ready for EMV

August 7, 2015

With less than two months to go before the merchant liability shift, the majority of small businesses aren’t even aware that it's happening.

AmEx qualifies Collis test tool for ATM certification

August 5, 2015

The test tool is used to certify that ATMs provide the terminal functionality required to process AmEx EMV transactions.

Missing EMV liability shift date NBD, IT execs say

July 22, 2015

In a recent survey, 42 percent of IT pros said their company was making no apparent progress on EMV; 58 percent didn't think missing the deadline would affect…

EMVCo qualifies FIME contactless terminal RF test tool

July 22, 2015

FIME says that its test tool is the first to achieve EMVCo qualification for Level 1 PCD analog testing on contactless terminals.

EMV countdown: What can we learn from merchant migration?

ISOs and IADs will face many of the issues that now confront merchants looking down the barrel at EMV liability shifts in three months.