23 Jun, 2011YESpay’s EMBOSS solution wins award
ACT Canada awarded its 2011 Gold International Innovation Award in the Payment category to YESpay to recognize its EMBOSS card payment service. EMBOSS is an integrated and managed EMV chip and PIN card payment service that reduces PCI-DSS certification and EMV chip and PIN accreditation of merchants and POS vendors’ multi-channel retail, e-commerce and MOTO […]
10 Jun, 2011U.S. Bank to launch America’s first dual interface EMV credit card
U.S. Bank, together with Visa and Oberthur Technologies, has announced the release of a new dual interface payment card combining Visa PayWave contactless technology, EMV chip and magnetic stripe. Designed to be compatible with all credit cards systems around the world, the U.S. Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa credit card will be the first dual […]
08 Jun, 2011Interac Association brings contactless payments to Canada’s service stations
Canada’s Suncor Energy has announced it will begin piloting Interac Flash contactless debit transactions in select Petro-Canada service stations towards the end of the year, with a nationwide roll out slated for early 2012. The service will enable drivers to pay for fuel by tapping their Interac Flash debit card against a contactless reader installed […]
06 Jun, 2011ID Data Cards achieves Visa accreditation
ID Data cards has gained Visa accreditation and will now be able to embed Visa EMV solutions onto their existing cards. The facility is forecast to produce 10 million cards this year, and will increase production steadily as demand is needed, reports industrytoday.co.uk. Read the full story here.
02 Jun, 2011CARTES & IDentification 2011 Conference: focus on mobile payments
CARTES & Identification will take place this year from November 15 -17th at the Parc des Expositions exhibition center in Paris. The conference will feature Turkey as the guest country this year. The country is rolling out near field communication, a national ID card with an EMV application and other advanced ID applications.
02 Jun, 2011Silicon Valley bank delivering chip-enabled payment cards
Silicon Valley Bank is offering smart chip credit cards to its business clients. The cards will also include the magnetic strip used on most U.S. credit cards, so that it will be compatible at all retailers. The chip embedded in the cards will enable customers to make EMV payments.
01 Jun, 2011CIM, Bell ID partner on EMV issuance
CIM and Bell ID have announced an agreement to work together to enhance the personalization of EMV smart cards. CIM’s card printing and tagging machines can embed contactless smart card chips as well as contact smart chips directly into the product based upon the intended application.
01 Jun, 2011Ingenico brings contactless payments to London black cabs
Ingenico has announced the launch of a new contactless payment solution for London ‘s famous Black Cab taxis. Developed as part of a Visa Europe-led initiative to increase card acceptance in London’s taxis, the solution will eventually allow all 25,000 London Black Cab drivers to access contactless payment technology, while enhancing the consumer experience for […]
24 May, 2011EMV users invited to annual meeting
EMVCo will hold its third annual EMV meeting in Amsterdam the Netherlands, on the June 28 and 29. Anyone who uses the EMV standard is welcome to attend and learn more about the evolution of the platform. The two-day event outlines progress of its current EMV standard, and educates potential emerging market clients on becoming […]
16 May, 2011MBNA rolls out UK’s first AmEx contactless credit cards
MBNA has announced it will begin issuing the UK’s first American Express-branded contactless credit cards. According to MBNA, the deal makes them the world’s first issuer of EMV-enabled contactless credit cards for all three major payment networks – American Express, MasterCard and Visa. The move is part of a phased initiative by MBNA to upgrade […]
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