New test plans available for Visa Contactless Approval
New test plans available for Visa Contactless approval Visa Approval Services announced the availability of new contactless reader test plans, that shall […]
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EMV Contactless Level 1 new test suite
EMV Contactless Level 1 test plan 3.2a EMV Contactless Level 1 test planWhat changes in the new test suite version 3.2a ? […]
Updated documents for JCB contactless certification now available
JCB contactless documentation update now available JCB has released updates to the certification forms and processes to be used by terminal vendors […]
EMV Contact type approval documentation update
EMV® Contact L2 Type Approval documentation update New documents are available on EMVCo website for vendors who plan to perform the certification […]
Mastercard latest specification update MCL 4.0
Payment terminal providers can currently submit their new products to terminal type approval with MCL 3.1.4 or MCL 4.0.
Our team has implemented Mastercard specification MCL 4.0 to our Kardia software suite
JCB introduces paper approval for derivative products
JCB has introduced a new process for derivative products, allowing payment terminal providers to request approval for new products based on the same platform initially approved. To submit a derivative product to JCB approval, the vendor must send the ICS for the product, with the ICS and LoA of the initial product.
Specific approval rules for EMV Contact level 2 kernels
Specific approval rules for EMV® Contact Level 2 kernels Specific approval rules when submitting additional configurations or when renewing already approved EMV® […]
Visa’s timeline to comply with transaction date requirements
Visa Approval Services have announced a timeline for the integration of EMV specification bulletin 272 to Visa contactless kernels.
The EMV specification bulletin SB 272 describes how new payment terminals should support an updated value for transaction date, using only the 2 digit years as 20yy.
Alcinéo SoftPOS SDK now enabled for fare collection with Visa
Alcinéo has received LoC from Visa for the implementation of VRTPKS 1.2 into our SoftPOS SDK. The latest version of the tap to phone specification from Visa introduces options to convert SoftPOS for fare collection.
eftpos kernel for SoftPOS
Alcinéo has developed eftpos contactless kernel in compliance with the eftpos contactless reader Level 2 specification, and successfully passed the Level 2 type approval for our SoftPOS SDK
Eftpos is the payment card brand used by Australian citizens for the purchase of goods and services.