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EMVCo: 59 Percent of Card Present Transactions Use EMV Chips
EMVCo: 59 Percent of Card Present Transactions Use EMV Chips
December 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Data from secure payments enabler EMVCo shows that 58.9 percent of card present transactions, measured globally, were EMV chip-enabled, the technical body said Wednesday. That...

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3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
August 24, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Like Web 2.0, Mobile 2.0, and Vegetables 2.0 (And, yes, that’s a thing. Have you ever had fried brussels sprouts?), 3D-Secure 2.0 is also taking...

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QR Codes Sizzle, While Wells Behind The Wheel Fizzles
QR Codes Sizzle, While Wells Behind The Wheel Fizzles
August 04, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle of The Week As American rapper, actor, poet and pop icon LL Cool J famously said, “Don’t call it a comeback — I’ve been...

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EMVCo Rolls Out Two QR Code Payment Specifications
EMVCo Rolls Out Two QR Code Payment Specifications
August 01, 2017  |  Payment Methods

EMVCo, the global technical body that manages EMV specifications, announced Monday (July 31) it has released two QR code payment specifications supporting merchant-presented QR code...

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Visa And The QR Code Evolution/Revolution
Visa And The QR Code Evolution/Revolution
August 01, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The QR code hasn’t always seemed like a world-changing technology. When it first appeared in the developed world approximately two decades ago — the technology...

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Mastercard Expanding Scan-To-Pay QR Program
Mastercard Expanding Scan-To-Pay QR Program
July 19, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard is expanding its QR-based programs to create greater choice in retail mobile payments. The company today announced news of its plans to offer QR...

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EMVCo Sees Growth Of EMV Chip Payments
EMVCo Sees Growth Of EMV Chip Payments
December 15, 2016  |  EMV

EMVCo, the technical body, announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) there has been year-over-year growth in the number of contact and contactless card present payments using EMV...

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EMVCo Updates Mobile Payment Device Approval Process
EMVCo Updates Mobile Payment Device Approval Process
August 18, 2016  |  EMV

EMVCo announced a new streamlined approach to approving contactless mobile payment-enabled devices that operate with EMV Level 1 approved payment acceptance terminals. “EMVCo recognizes that...

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Hard Knocks Edition: MCX, EMV And Square
Hard Knocks Edition: MCX, EMV And Square
May 23, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

While most Americans were probably ready to focus on a news event other than the presidential election, the tragic events of the EgyptAir crash were certainly not the...

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