Fime expands functionality of Savvi 3.0 EMV Level 3 test tool

September 22, 2016

Fime has announced that Savvi 3.0, the company's EMV Level 3 test tool, is now available for the U.S. market with expanded testing functionality. According to…

India's reserve bank refuses request for further delay in chip card issuance

September 16, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India has declined a request by the nation's banks for an extension of the EMV chip card migration deadline.

The dumb thing about smart cards: EMV’s identity problem at the ATM

Replacing a dumb card with a smart card doesn't solve the problem of knowing the cardholder's identity. Only with identity authentication can EMV provide a…

PNC Bank and the ABCs of enabling users of EMV-enabled ATMs — Part 2

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

In the second part of our inside look at a successful EMV implementation, PNC Bank shares its formula for ensuring that the bank's 6 million customers will be…

Major networks accredit FIS to certify ATMs, payment terminals for EMV

September 13, 2016

FIS, a provider of financial services technology, has been accredited by Discover, MasterCard and Visa for the certification of EMV on payment devices such as…

PNC Bank and the long drive to EMV-enabled ATMs — Part 1

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The bank's 9,000-ATM fleet will be entirely EMV-enabled this month. In a two-part series, we'll look first at the internal aspects of migration — hardware and…

Non-EMV merchants see 77 percent rise in fraud cost, study says

September 12, 2016

MasterCard has published data updating its progress on chip implementation in the U.S. and its impact on issuers, merchants and consumers.

Moving the immovable: 3 ways to migrate merchant ATMs to EMV

As a group, small merchants have been frustratingly obstinate about upgrading their ATMs for chip card transactions. But there are several ways to get them…

PNC upgrades, enhances 9K ATMs in advance of EMV liability shift

August 25, 2016

PNC Bank is rolling out upgrades to its 9,000 ATMs to enable EMV transactions. The bank expects to complete its EMV migration process by mid-September…

Ambitious Bangladeshi bank adopts EMV via TranzWare

August 24, 2016

Compass Plus, a provider of retail banking and e-payments software, has announced that Mutual Trust Bank Ltd., one of the top five retail banks in Bangladesh…

Ring bling: Company launches contactless wearable

August 24, 2016

NFCRing Inc. has introduced what it claims is the world's first EMVCo-compliant payment ring. The design incorporates a contactless smart chip from Infineon…

OT wins Discover certification for dual interface EMV chip cards

August 24, 2016

Oberthur Technologies, a provider of embedded security software products and services, has announced that its dual EMV payment cards have been certified by…

Small businesses accepting mobile payments, eschewing EMV

August 22, 2016

As mobile payments options are growing in popularity among consumers, more small businesses are tapping into this payment offering, according to the Small…

Cummins Allison ATMs EMV-certified by Vantiv

August 18, 2016

Cummins Allison, a provider of coin, currency, check processing and ATM technologies has completed certification of its ATMs to perform EMV transactions on the…

EMVCo intros streamlined approvals for mobile payment devices

August 18, 2016

The EMV Technical body EMVCo has announced that it has implemented a formal approval process to confirm that contactless mobile payment-enabled devices can…

Contactless takes a back burner, but it's still heating up

August 18, 2016

ATM operators keeping tabs on NFC contactless card and mobile wallet technologies will find a few interesting statistics in a study released last week by the…

'Don't wait until it's too late,' EMV-unready ATM owners advised

August 16, 2016

With an EMV compliance deadline for MasterCard arriving on Oct. 1, ATM deployers need to know how EMV technology might affect their network, Cummins Allison…

US Payments Forum publishes update for EMV chip deployment

August 12, 2016

To help merchants and acquirers develop their strategies for implementation, payment network members of the U.S. Payments Forum (formerly the EMV Migration…

UnionPay qualifies UL EMV personalization validation tool

August 12, 2016

UnionPay has approved the UL EMV personalization validation tool for testing of contact and contactless cards, according to a press release.

Creditcall earns MasterCard emerging payment support accreditation

August 10, 2016

Creditcall, an omnichannel payment gateway and EMV kernel provider, has received MasterCard Emerging Payment Support Accreditation in program categories that…