FINGER PAYMENT: Shoppers will be able to pay by tapping their finger on the biometric sensor at the POS Merchants across the US will soon be able to accept biometric payments authenticated by a customer’s fingerprint using a point-of-sale (POS) solution launched by payment processing provider Green Payments. The solution will allow users to link different payment options stored in a digital wallet — including credit cards, bank accounts and cryptocurrencies — to individual fingers and then make in-store purchases at the POS by tapping the relevant finger on a biometric sensor. Green Payments i ..read more

EMVCo has officially launched the EMV Contactless Kernel Specification detailing the features and requirements for the software used to process transactions in payment acceptance devices such as point-of-sale terminals and ATMs that will simplify and advance global payment acceptance, enhance security, improve transaction speeds and support more reliable data transmission. EMVCo released a draft version of the specification in May and unveiled further details of how it will address industry demand for simpler contactless acceptance, incorporate enhanced security features such as elliptic curv ..read more

MERCHANT SERVICE: ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants software POS now has PCI CPoC certification PARTNER NEWS: Dejamobile has received PCI CPoC certification for its white label ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants solution, enabling merchants around the world to be provided with the ability to accept contactless payments on standard Android NFC devices. ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants had previously received pilot certifications from Visa and Mastercard for Tap To Phone/Tap On Phone with PIN and has already been adopted by Crédit Agricole Payment Services, Market Pay, Monext and Famoco, among othe ..read more

COMPLETE TESTING SOLUTION: Cilab supplied Nayax with its ci230 test bench, its software platform, EMVCo antennas and a robot to support volume testing PARTNER NEWS: Award-winning cashless payments provider Nayax has selected Cilab’s ci230 test bench to accelerate its delivery of contactless payments devices conforming to the latest EMVCo standards. Nayax provides cashless payments solutions for both traditional points of sale and for a host of unattended and attended retail environments including vending machines, laundrettes, photo booths, car washes, kiosks and ticket machines. Headquartered ..read more

EMVCo has issued a new specification bulletin that makes it mandatory for contactless payment terminal suppliers to make use of IQ demodulation techniques in order to receive EMVCo certification. The IQ modulation update has been published in Specification Bulletin 245 and incorporated into the EMV Level 1 Specifications for Payment Systems, EMV Contactless Interface Specification […] Read the rest of EMVCo releases new spec that improves mobile payments quality and speeds up transit ticketing transaction times at NFCW ..read more

EMVCo has issued a new specification bulletin that makes it mandatory for contactless payment terminal suppliers to make use of IQ demodulation techniques in order to receive EMVCo certification. The IQ modulation update has been published in Specification Bulletin 245 and incorporated into the EMV Level 1 Specifications for Payment Systems, EMV Contactless Interface Specification […] Read the rest of EMVCo releases new spec that improves mobile payments quality and speeds up transit ticketing transaction times at NFCW ..read more

PARTNER NEWS: Payment terminal supplier Feig Electronic has selected Cilab’s ci230 high-speed testing solution to help it meet the demands of the latest EMVCo 3.1a specification. Feig’s cVend payment terminals include a contactless interface and are deployed around the globe in numerous transit and vending applications. They are fully EMVCo certified, meet PCI PTS security […] Read the rest of Feig selects Cilab for EMVCo 3.1a compliance testing at NFCW ..read more

Merchants in Romania can now accept contactless payments on their Android NFC smartphone or tablet using a software point of sale (sPOS) solution launched by OTP Bank. The OTP POSibil app “allows on-the-spot payment acceptance operations, without the need for a classic POS terminal and without additional maintenance costs or consumables,” the bank says. “The […] Read the rest of OTP Bank lets Romanian merchants turn their NFC phone into a contactless POS terminal at NFCW ..read more

PARTNER NEWS: French bank Crédit Agricole du Languedoc is trialling a payments acceptance solution that uses Dejamobile’s ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants technology to enable merchants to accept contactless transactions on a standard Android NFC smartphone. The pilot is being conducted by the bank in collaboration with Crédit Agricole Payment Services and AVEM. The new Encaiss’Phone […] Read the rest of Crédit Agricole du Languedoc pilots Dejamobile software POS solution at NFCW ..read more

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