Tag: Payments

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Alliance Activities : Publications : The EMV Ecosystem: An Interactive Experience for the Payments Community

The EMV Ecosystem: An Interactive Experience for the Payments Community Publication Date: February 2013 Download the EMV ecosystem interactive PowerPoint presentation. The U.S. migration to secure chip-based EMV payments requires new activities and collaboration of many participants throughout the payments industry. Who are the players and what parts do they play? The Smart Card Alliance…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : Mobile/NFC Standards Landscape

Mobile/NFC Standards Landscape Download the standards landscape reference guide. Download the standards landscape interactive PowerPoint presentation. Mobile NFC applications follow a wide variety of standards and specifications, some that govern the core technology and functionality of mobile NFC devices and some that are specific to applications. The Smart Card Alliance Mobile and NFC Council developed…

About Smart Cards : Applications : Transit Open Payments Resources

Transit Open Payments Resources Smart cards are used worldwide in transportation applications, with millions of smart cards in use for both transit fare payment and parking fee payment. In the U.S., most major metropolitan areas have smart card systems in use in fare collection, all of them proprietary systems provided on a turnkey basis. In…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : Card Payments Roadmap in Latin America: How Does EMV Impact the Payments Infrastructure?

Card Payments Roadmap in Latin America: How Does EMV Impact the Payments Infrastructure? Publication Date: August 2011; Translation: June 2012 Click here to download the white paper in English Click here to download the white paper in Spanish Click here to download the white paper in Portuguese The EMV specification defines technical requirements for issuers,…
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Publications : EMV FAQ

EMV: FAQ This FAQ was developed by the Secure Technology Alliance (formerly the Smart Card Alliance) to answer questions about EMV. What is EMV? Where has EMV been adopted? Why are countries migrating to EMV? What are the benefits of EMV? Why are EMV credit and debit cards and EMV chip payment transactions secure? What…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : Card Payments Roadmap in the U.S.: How Will EMV Impact the Future Payments Infrastructure?

Card Payments Roadmap in the U.S.: How Will EMV Impact the Future Payments Infrastructure? Publication Date: January 2013 Click here to download the white paper Increasing counterfeit card fraud led the financial industry to move to smart chip technology for bank cards and to develop the global EMV specifications for bank cards based on chip…
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Alliance Activities : Publications : Chip-Enabled Mobile Marketing

Chip-Enabled Mobile Marketing Publication Date: October 2010 Click here to download the white paper. The proliferation of mobile phones, especially smartphones, is driving the evolution of an exciting new capability that benefits both consumers and retailers: the ability, in real-time, to participate in interactions tailored to a consumer’s preferences and location. Early results demonstrate dramatic…