To get you prepared for the transition to EMV, here are eight essential questions to ask: 1. What are EMV cards anyway and what makes them safer? EMV (short for Europay, MasterCard, Visa) cards are ...

First Data is releasing a tablet device that will accept most payment types, including checks, EMV and magnetic stripe credit cards, and mobile payments from systems such as Apple Pay and Android Pay.

Square Inc. may have more incentive than other acquirers in urging merchant clients to accept EMV-chip cards, but its pricing strategy could deter some from adopting the secure technology. Square has ...

As promised back in July, mobile payments platform provider Square has made an EMV chip-card reader available to its customers. But rather than offering the net-gen reader for free, Square is charging ...

Five things consumers need to know about EMV chip cards: Today, October 1, EMV credit/debit card readers will be activated at stores across the U.S. who have purchased new EMV terminals. If you don't ...

You might think as a technology compliance consultant that we spend the majority of our time pouring over complicated regulatory documents and network configurations. Well, that’s not quite the case.

The PayPal Here card reader, PayPal’s hardware device that lets merchants accept credit and debit card payments through a dongle attached to their iOS or Android device, is being updated with support ...

EMV-chipped cards are more secure than magstripe cards, and businesses can limit liability by accepting them. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Mobile payments company Square is known for its signature glossy white credit card readers that plug into iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Credit cards in the U.S. will have embedded computer chips ...

Advocates of the Europay, Master Card and Visa (EMV) card payment standard in the U.S. may well have been in a cold sweat at the recent Black Hat USA 2012 security conference, when a couple of ...