Oberthur develops America's first Durbin-compliant MasterCard-certified debit card

August 4, 2014

The company's Cosmo v5 M/Chip Multi-Application is enabled for use on two unaffiliated debit networks as required by law in the United States.

UL education program aims to advance US EMV migration

August 1, 2014

As the migration towards EMV technology in the U.S. accelerates, UL hopes to help educate Americans about the scope, impact and advantages of EMV.

The Diebold ActivEdge ATM card reader: A turn for the better?

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Simply by rotating card orientation 90 degrees, Diebold aims to turn the ATM skimming underworld on its head.

MasterCard qualifies UL personalization validation tool for US EMV card issuers

July 23, 2014

UL has announced the qualification of its Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool (version 3.9.5) by MasterCard, including the U.S. common debit AID (i.e.…

Free white paper helps ATM deployers get ready for a contactless, cardless future

July 23, 2014

According to the 2014 U.S. Independent ATM Deployer Survey, nearly 35 percent of ATM deployers are working on a strategy to implement contactless ATM…

Shazam adopts MasterCard common debit solution for EMV transactions

July 22, 2014

The Shazam Network has announced that it will make the MasterCard EMV debit solution available to all of its participants. The agreement provides all members…

Compass Plus wraps first phase of ATM switch, processing migration for major Indonesian bank

July 21, 2014

The project for Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional marks the entry of the payments software and services provider into the Indonesian market.

ATMIA to discuss transaction routing concerns with Fed board

July 16, 2014

The ATM Industry Association announced today that a member task force will meet July 22 with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington. ATMIA…

The Walmartization of EMV

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

America's largest retailer will bulldoze the remaining barriers to EMV adoption, which might have ramifications at the ATM.

Court sets date to hear chip card patent infringement case against Visa, MasterCard

June 30, 2014

The case of SmartMetric v. Visa and MasterCard will test the recent Supreme Court ruling that abstract ideas cannot be protected by patents.

New website will teach US FIs, consumers about EMV chip cards

June 27, 2014

Oberthur Technologies has launched a new resource to help consumer and FI audiences understand how EMV works and why U.S. adoption is essential.

First EMV-compliant ATMs certified in Japan

June 26, 2014

Driven by increasing numbers of visiting travelers, Japan's Aeon Bank Ltd. has become the first FI in Japan to deploy ATMs that support secure EMV chip card…

'EMV BITES!'

You might agree with EMV detractors, but what really matters is that MasterCard and Visa have decided that it has value in combatting fraud at the ATM.

More than 100M chip cards to be issued in US by year-end

June 13, 2014

The U.S. payments industry is on track to see 100 million or more EMV chip cards issued, and an estimated 4.5 million chip-capable terminals in place by…

EMV, HCE, BLE will drive adoption of NFC in the USA

June 12, 2014

Are tap-and-go transactions ever going to be a reality in the U.S.? Yes they are, said speakers at last week’s 2014 NFC Solutions Summit in Austin — and sooner…

Rankings released for June’s '10 best EMV compliance consultants'

June 12, 2014

Topcreditcardprocessors.com has ranked the 10 best EMV compliance consulting firms for the month of June, evaluating member consultants to determine which ones…

Study: The bulk of US payment cards will be EMV enabled within 17 months

June 10, 2014

By the end of 2015, 70 percent of credit cards and 41 percent of debit cards in the United States will be EMV enabled, according to a new report from research…

Banco do Brasil intros an ATM access solution for international travelers

June 9, 2014

Barely more than a week away from the start of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Banco do Brasil Americas and payment processor i2c Inc. have launched a…

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NYCE licenses MasterCard EMV common debit solution

June 4, 2014

Payment technology provider FIS has announced a licensing agreement that will make the MasterCard EMV debit solution available to all NYCE participants.