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FIME has completed its EMV Level 1 testing portfolio with the launch of EMVeriPOS. The new tool ensures that the communication between payment terminals and contact EMV chip cards is in line with EMVCo’s Level 1 Contact Protocol Specifications. This enables terminal and mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) vendors in any market around the world to increase efficiency [...]

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Mastercard announced that 80% of its US consumer credit cards have chips, representing an 88% increase in chip card adoption since the October 1, 2015 liability shift started to bring EMV-secured payments to the US. The company also sees 1.7 million chip-active merchant locations on its network, representing nearly 30% of the US merchant population [...]

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JCB International Credit Card Co, the Americas subsidiary of Japan-based international payment brand JCB , announced its J/Smart application identifier has been certified for EMV chip card acceptance in the US by Global Payments. “We are extremely pleased to achieve our first US EMV acceptance certification,” said Dan Skaling, executive vice president for JCBUSA. “JCB has been [...]

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