Payment industry updates

We aim at keeping you informed of the latest updates in the payment industry.

We continuously focus on the improvements and evolutions of payment standards to deliver best-in-class payment software, responding to the latest EMV payment specifications. 

eftpos kernel for SoftPOS

Alcinéo has developed eftpos contactless kernel in compliance with the eftpos contactless reader Level 2 specification, and successfully passed the...

Update your payment solution with Interac Flash 1.10

Few weeks ago the Canadian payment brand Interac has released a new version of their contactless specification for smart payment terminals. The...

Updated documents for certification of JCB 1.6 contactless

The payment scheme has released an update of several documents necessary to perform the certification of contactless payment terminals, to be in line...

EMV Contact level 2 documents updated

Further to the introduction last December of new type approval bulletins related to EMV Contact Level 2 specification version 4.4, EMVCo has released...

New EMV Contact Level 2 test cases updates

EMVCo has recently released Type Approval Bulletins announcing test cases updates for the EMV® Level 2 Contact Terminal Type Approval. These new test...

Alcinéo’s kernel for Mastercard MCL acceptance on Softpos renewed

Our functional contactless kernel Mastercard MCL developed for SoftPOS, has successfully passed the official testing sessions for a 3-years' extension...

DPAS Connect 2.0 sunset

A recent communication released by Discover global network has defined the sunset date for DPAS Connect2.0, as below : Submission of new contactless...

American Express ExpressPay 4.2

American Express has published at the end of 2022 an update to their contactless specification for payment terminals, ExpressPay 4.2...

DPAS Connect update

Discover Financial Services have recently released a new update for their DPAS Connect contactless specification for payment terminals. DPAS Connect...

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