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EMV Chip Cards: What You Need to Know About PIN or Signature Cards and How They Work

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EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip card use has continued to expand in use since its tumultuous rollout in 2015. The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. What Types of EMV Chip Cards Are There?

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EMV deadline nears for gas stations, but many won't make it

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After postponing enforcement for years, the card brands are implementing an EMV liability shift at fuel stations, which still struggle to make the upgrades necessary for chip-card acceptance.

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How EMV has grown beyond the chip on a card

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The role of EMVCo — which is often seen as an extension of the card brands that deals only with chip-based EMV plastic cards— has come into sharper focus.

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Accept.blue Announces EMV Terminal Integration for Card-Present Transactions

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The post Accept.blue Announces EMV Terminal Integration for Card-Present Transactions appeared first on Nilson Report.

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Fime and ITC Test Local EMV L3 Payment Terminal in Bangladesh.

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The post Fime and ITC Test Local EMV L3 Payment Terminal in Bangladesh. appeared first on Nilson Report.

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Card networks face pushback over mobile EMV acceptance tech

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EMVCo, the major card brand-supported venture to establish EMV guidelines and specifications, has begun testing a program to determine if consumer mobile devices can securely accept contactless payments — a move that not only hastens the adoption of contactless payments, but renews criticism over which networks control technology and routing decisions. (..)

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Mastercard extends EMV deadline at gas pumps, adds fraud protection

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In line with the other major card brands, Mastercard is extending its EMV liability shift at gas pumps to April 2021. It is also launching a data-driven fraud protection tool for fuel merchants who have not completed their upgrade to chip-card EMV pumps.

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