Free education for all stakeholders including card issuers, acquirers/processors, retailers, and transit operators Princeton Junction, N.J., May 9, 2013–The Smart Card Alliance released today a series of videos to educate U.S. payments industry stakeholders on considerations for the U.S. migration to chip-enabled EMV payments on its EMV Connection website. Filmed in February at the 2013 […]
Princeton Junction, N.J., March 5, 2013–Formed in August 2012 to help the payments ecosystem in the United States move to a new way to pay with EMV chip cards, the EMV Migration Forum has advanced significantly in a short period of time. Following its third meeting last month in Salt Lake City, the Forum announced […]
Princeton Junction, N.J., March 5, 2013–To promote clear and consistent communication as EMV technology is introduced into the U.S., the EMV Migration Forum today released its first official publication, “The Standardization of Terminology.” Created by the Forum’s Communication and Education Working Committee, the document defines common chip and EMV terms for use in educational and […]
Princeton Junction, N.J., December 19, 2012–Payments industry stakeholders now have a website dedicated entirely to helping with the United States’ upcoming move to EMV chip technology – EMV Connection at http://www.emv-connection.com. The site, launched by the Smart Card Alliance, provides up-to-date information on the status of EMV migration, along with tutorials and educational resources that […]
Forum to work towards a collaborative, timely, and effective transition to EMV payments Princeton Junction, N.J., December 19, 2012–To join the payments ecosystem together as the United States moves to a new way to pay with EMV chip cards, the Smart Card Alliance today announced the formation of an independent, cross-industry organization, the EMV Migration […]
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 […]