Updates from the Forum

• Register for the Forum’s Mobile & Digital Wallets webinar series
• Forum releases Winter 2018 Market Snapshot
• Elections for eleven Steering Committee seats are now in process [Forum members only]
• Forum releases guidance for dual-interface card issuance and personalization
• Forum releases updated guidance for supporting transit contactless open payments with mobile devices and for accepting Canadian-issued chip cards at U.S. POS terminals
• Listen to the Accepting EMV Chip Payments at the Fuel Pump Webinar

Latest Resources

• Guidelines for Contactless ATM Transactions – A Guide for ATM Owners and Operators
  Guidelines and best practices for accepting contactless transactions at the ATM
• Dual-Interface Card Personalization
  Guidance for the issuing community on issuing and personalizing dual-interface cards for the U.S. market
• Understanding the True Costs of Fraud
  White paper reviewing the use cases illustrating the costs of fraud for consumers, merchants and issuers
• Transit Contactless Open Payments: Technical Solution for Pay As You Go
  Technical solution guidance for implementing transit contactless open payments use cases with contactless EMV cards and NFC-enabled mobile devices
• Canadian Card Technical Acceptance
  Guidance on application selection logic used by U.S. POS terminals to enable interoperability when processing Canadian cards
• Signature Best Practices
  White paper reviewing suggested best practices for capturing and storing signatures on receipts
• Merchant and Issuer Error Data Collection Forms
  Tools for gathering information to determine the source of transaction errors
• Mobile and Digital Wallets: U.S. Landscape and Strategic Considerations for Merchants and Financial Institutions
  Guidance to merchants and financial institutions on models, technologies and usage drivers for mobile and digital wallets
• EMV Testing and Certification: Current Global Payment Network Requirements for the U.S. Acquiring Community
  Updated white paper with new appendix on contactless EMV certification and testing processes
• EMV Troubleshooting Guide for ATM Owners and Operators
  Guidance for ATM owners/operators to help prevent and troubleshoot common transaction problems
• Petroleum Industry: EMV FAQ
  Frequently asked questions about EMV chip implementation for petroleum retailers
• Understanding the U.S. EMV Fraud Liability Shifts
  White paper reviewing payment network liability shifts for counterfeit and lost-or-stolen fraud, for POS devices, ATMs, and AFDs

Join the Forum

Have an impact on the introduction of new and emerging payment technologies in the U.S. Join the U.S. Payments Forum and be part of the only organization representing the entire payments ecosystem, including global brands, issuers, merchants, processors, domestic debit networks, mobile payments providers, eCommerce security solutions, industry suppliers, and more. Through Forum activities, you will have the opportunity to address the implementation of a wide range of emerging technologies relevant to the U.S. payments infrastructure, including EMV, tokenization, card-not-present fraud mitigation technologies, encryption, and mobile and contactless payments.

The Forum offers many benefits, including member meeting participation, working committee membership, access to white papers, educational resources, and members-only content, networking opportunities, and much more.

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