Retailers ready to go one more round in debit card fee fight

June 3, 2014

Merchants aren’t ready to throw in the towel quite yet. On Monday, the National Association of Convenience Stores and the National Retail Federation announced…

Is the US ATM industry making too big a fuss about EMV?

A UK commentator says it's time for the US to get with the program and get on with EMV migration.

MasterCard, Pulse agree to common debit EMV solution

May 15, 2014

MasterCard and Pulse, a Discover Financial Services company, have reached an agreement that will allow EMV debit card issuers who participate in both brands…

2014 ATM Software Trends and Analysis

ATMs and other self-service devices are changing the face of banking. In the seventh edition of the annual survey, learn what the industry thinks about current…

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EMV debit solution meets Durbin requirements, maintains flexibility

May 13, 2014

Debit transaction routing requirements of the Durbin Amendment have presented a unique challenge for EMV rollout in the U.S. Now Giesecke & Devrient says…

Here come the regulators!

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

In what is likely more of a trend than a blip, two regulators have already weighed in on behalf of disgruntled constituents in the payment security debate. And…

Kenya expects to be 70% EMV-compliant by month end

April 28, 2014

Last year Kenya's banking industry adopted the EMV standard for payments cards and set about implementing the plan in a phased program. Adhering to the plan…

EMV Migration Forum offers third EMV 101 session

April 28, 2014

To help card issuing banks and merchants ready their organizations for the October 2015 fraud liability shift, the EMV Migration Forum is offering its next EMV…

EMV and the ATM industry: Moving the rock uphill

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Migration to EMV is a Sisyphian task; Sisyphus would probably rather just push his boulder up a mountain.

UL e-learning course permits self-paced study covering EMV in the US

April 23, 2014

As the card schemes continue to push toward EMV migration in the U.S., education will play a key part in its development and adoption. A new EMV e-learning…

Ignorance is no defense

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

In a disturbing study released in early March, Newtek Business Services threw a cold, wet towel over the notion that merchants were ready for — or even…

Nautilus Hyosung to add EMV kit for 1500 model

April 17, 2014

Nautilus Hyosung has announced that it will provide an EMV upgrade kit for its popular legacy model, the NH1500, for the U.S. market. According to a news…

Co-op Financial Services, Visa forge EMV agreement

April 16, 2014

Through an agreement with Visa, Co-op Financial Services will make the Visa EMV common debit solution available to its credit union clients. The long-term…

Shazam, Visa enter network agreement

April 16, 2014

The Shazam Network and Visa Inc. have signed an agreement that will allow issuers to use the Visa common debit application identifier for Visa- and…

NFC Forum publishes new specifications

April 16, 2014

The NFC Forum today announced the public availability of new versions of nine technical specifications, following approval by the Board of Directors.

CU24, Visa ink EMV licensing agreement

April 8, 2014

Credit union-owned cooperative CU24 has entered into a licensing agreement with Visa to allow EMV card transactions to route over the CU24 network.

KCB migration to EMV plagued by ATM glitches

April 7, 2014

Last month, Kenya Commercial Bank announced that it would add the MasterCard network to its existing Visa service as it migrated to EMV. Since then, customers…

EMF releases revised standardized terms for EMV chip technology

April 4, 2014

The EMV Migration Forum has released a new version of "Standardization of Terminology," a glossary designed to encourage consistency and accuracy in…

Who's swimming naked?

If you're an IAD, here are four ways to ensure that you won't be exposed when the tide rolls out on EMV.

First Data, MasterCard announce EMV common AID agreement

April 3, 2014

First Data and MasterCard have announced an agreement under which the First Data Star Network will employ MasterCard's common U.S. debit EMV solution.