Princeton Junction, N.J., December 19, 2012–The need for strong industry alignment in advance of the U.S. move to chip-based EMV payments was evident as payments stakeholders came together for the inaugural meeting of the EMV Migration Forum last week. The Forum is a new independent organization created by the Smart Card Alliance to support the […]
Princeton Junction, N.J., December 19, 2012–The EMV Migration Forum has experienced tremendous interest and growth since its formation four months ago, growing to 100 members from the entire payments industry, including global payment brands, financial institutions, merchants, processors, acquirers, regional debit networks, device manufacturers and industry associations. This month, the Forum reported a productive second […]
By Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of the EMV Migration Forum (the Forum), a new, independent, cross-industry organization created to support the alignment of the EMV implementation steps required to successfully move from magnetic strip technology to secure EMV contact and contactless technology […]
The United States has moved to EMV chip payments, with consumers now using chip cards to pay at chip-enabled merchant locations nationwide. EMV migration has been proceeding along the milestones set by the payment networks. Visa took the lead in establishing their EMV roadmap with their announcement on August 9, 2011. MasterCard, Discover and American […]
By Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance The Smart Card Alliance has created the EMV Connection website as a service to the payments industry. The site provides up-to-date information on the status of EMV migration, along with tutorials and educational resources that will assist with gaining a better understanding of the changes that this […]