Stars aligned: 4 reasons why cash could grow

Though its growth has stalled at 1–2 percent per year and rumors of its death persist, the stars may be aligned for a near-term explosion in demand for cash.

ATM Marketplace: July's best reads

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

August is here and the rest of the world seems to be away on summer vacation — which makes it a great time to catch up on some reader favorites you might have…

Is chip and PIN worth the expense?

July 28, 2016

Merchants are pushing — and in some cases, suing — for credit card PIN verification. But would chip and PIN really increase transaction security and reduce…

Visa chip card issuance gathering momentum in US

July 27, 2016

Visa has released its latest report benchmarking progress in the U.S. migration to EMV chip-enabled cards and payments.

Despite certification slowdowns, US EMV migration moves forward

July 22, 2016

New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines progress made by credit card issuers, merchants, and card networks since the Oct. 1 U.S. EMV liability shift.

CardFlight offers overview of EMV payment trends

July 22, 2016

Payments gateway operator CardFlight has released the latest update to its EMV Migration Tracker, an assessment of the progress of EMV chip card migration…

Cummins Allison secures First Data cert for EMV-enabled ATMs

July 22, 2016

Cummins Allison, a provider of ATMs and coin, currency and check processing technology, has completed EMV certification for all its ATMs on the First Data…

EMV Migration Forum to assume new name, focus

July 21, 2016

The EMV Migration Forum is changing its name to the U.S. Payments Forum to reflect a broadening mission to support the payments ecosystem.

EMVCo highlights engagement with non-network members

July 19, 2016

EMVCo, the global technical specification body for EMV payment technology formed by the major card brands, has received criticism of late from legislators…

Smart Card Alliance publication touches on benefits of contactless EMV

July 19, 2016

The Smart Card Alliance Payments Council has released a new white paper touting the advantages of contactless EMV payments in the U.S. over the more commonly…

Enough with the finger-pointing. It's time for the US to refocus, reform and unite on EMV

It's easy to play a blame game with the card networks and denounce the US liability shift as an illegal scheme. But instead of continuing to finger-point, it…

EMVCo, FIDO Alliance collaborate on mobile payment authentication

July 12, 2016

EMVCo, the global payment specification body, and the FIDO Alliance, an industry consortium tasked with developing open, interoperable authentication…

The best of June at ATM Marketplace

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Summer is here, which means it's time to chill, grill — and get into high gear on making ready for the fast-approaching deadline for EMV, a subject touched on…

MasterCard blesses UL EMV tool for CPV testing against 9.2 spec

July 5, 2016

UL has announced that its UL EMV card personalization validation tool is ready for testing of both contact and contactless payment cards according to the…

EMV liability shifts: A backward stampede by the networks? [Corrected]

As retailers file suit and legislators fire off letters of inquiry, the card brands seem to be mitigating the harsher aspects of their liability shifts. Could…

Oberthur intros multipayment dual-interface card meeting MasterCard, Visa specs

June 28, 2016

Oberthur Technologies, a provider of embedded security software products and services, has released a new multipayment dual-interface card.

'Mystifying and problematical': NAC's ATM skimming survey

by Mike Lee — CEO of the ATM Industry Association, ATM Industry Association

A recent survey polling independent ATM deployers confirms that card skimming is 'very limited' at retail ATMs ... or does it?

Report projects healthy growth for smart card shipments

June 27, 2016

Smart payment card unit shipments are forecast to grow from an estimated 2.5 billion in 2015 to almost 3.4 billion in 2020, according to new research from IHS…

EMVCo qualifies Fime test tool for contactless EMV terminals

June 27, 2016

Fime has announced that its EMV RF contactless solution has become the only EMVCo-qualified test tool available to perform Level 1 PCD analogue testing on…

EMV cards, card-present transactions on the rise worldwide

June 24, 2016

EMVCo has reported official figures showing a global increase in EMV payment cards of 1.4 billion last year. At the end of 2015, there were 4.8 billion payment…