February 2010 has been an active month on many fronts for the U.S. smart card industry. It has been so busy, we couldn’t stop long enough to get you the February monthly newsletter until early March! What has been so important to keep everyone busy? The answer is summed up in three letters – EMV. Fresh off the heavily viewed webinar (over 317 viewers) that the Smart Card Alliance presented in January, Top Ten Reasons U.S. Should Consider EMV, it seems as if the discussion really started to heat up in February.

The month began with an announcement that some people feared might shake the confidence of the entire payments industry. Read more…