Are EMV Chip Card Readers Mandatory for Small Businesses?
Small businesses often feel inundated by the many regulatory and security compliances associated with accepting payments. Upgrading to EMV chip terminals seems like just…
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Are EMV Chip Cards Really More Secure?
By now, your old debit or credit card has probably been replaced with a new EMV chip card. Your new card, with the small,…
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New Study Shows EMV Transactions Are Increasing Rapidly
Outside of the obvious security benefits, merchants are quickly realizing why it’s important to become EMV certified. Increasingly, payment processing solutions have paved the…
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How to Achieve Better EMV Integration for ISVs
There are typically two hurdles that prevent ISVs from integrating EMV into their business’ solutions: time and money. Sound familiar? Initially, the process can…
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EMV Compliance Shouldn’t Be Complicated
We get it. The EMV liability shift hasn’t been the smoothest transition since it began in October 2015. But as EMV terminals become the…
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How Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards Are Changing Everything
Visa and MasterCard have transitioned from old “swipe” cards to chip-and-PIN credit cards (also known as EMV). With these two major credit card companies…
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MasterCard and Visa Are Revamping Their EMV Programs
Visa announced a series of initiatives targeted at easing merchants’ migration to EMV payment processing, and a few days later MasterCard followed suit. An…
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What is the Difference Between EMV and NFC?
EMV® and NFC are acronyms for complementary technologies that enable secure, contactless payments. EMV was named after the original organizations — Europay, MasterCard® and…
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Is Your Business at Risk with Magnetic Stripe Cards in Decline?
The percentage of EMV enabled payment cards is steadily on the rise, replacing traditional magnetic stripe payment cards. As a merchant, you should be…
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The Chip-and-PIN vs. Chip-and-Signature Debate
The U.S. remains in the very early stages of the EMV® (short for Europay, MasterCard® and Visa®) payment migration as microchips are being included…
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What Is the EMV Liability Shift?
Major U.S. financial institutions, such as banks and credit union, have been issuing EMV chip cards to their customers since 2014. EMV cards are…
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Small Businesses Slow in Converting to EMV Card Readers
A new survey from The Strawhecker Group (TSG) reveals businesses are proceeding slower than expected in their adoption of EMV technology. The U.S. is one…
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