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

Stax

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. The chip does not affect the price of processing payments.

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Open-loop EMV standard Fleet and Mobility Payments – Convenience, Security and the Road Ahead

Finextra

The fleet and mobility payments industry is undergoing a significant transformation driven by techno.

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How Adopting Mobile Payments Can Help Your Business Grow in 2024

Stax

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

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Mobile Payments Eclipse EMV for Small Business: Report

Payments Source

Large merchants are EMV-ready, but they're less likely to support NFC-based mobile payments; the opposite is true for smaller merchants.

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Panic at the Checkout: Will EMV Friction Boost Mobile Payments?

FICO

Mobile payment adoption in the US has been underwhelming. Will problems using EMV terminals drive consumers to ApplePay and others? The payments industry has been talking about “frictionless payments” for a long time. People will rush to mobile payments because they’re uncomfortable with using their new EMV cards.

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For complex innovation like EMV, 'customer preference' isn't always a guide

Payments Source

EMV was a necessary advancement that wasn't guided by customer preference. For mobile payments and other m-commerce plays, instant consumer adoption isn't always a sign of success.

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As final EMV deadline nears, gas stations get inventive

Payments Source

After getting a reprieve from a 2017 deadline, gas stations now have less than a year to upgrade to EMV security at the pump — and the card brands aren't showing signs that they will be willing to postpone this mandate another time.

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