Billions of card-based payments are made and accepted daily. Whatever you are buying, wherever you are in the world, you expect your payment card to work. Whether it be in-store or e-commerce transactions, the process needs to be familiar, convenient, secure and reliable.
EMV® Specifications and related testing processes make this possible.
As a global technical body, EMVCo develops EMV® Specifications, EMVCo functional requirements, and EMVCo security requirements and guidelines. These specifications, requirements and guidelines provide a technical baseline enabling any party to develop and deploy products and solutions that support the delivery of reliable payments.
EMVCo Approvals and Evaluations collectively refer to various testing processes that confirm products meet the technical baseline for security, performance and compatibility when deployed:
EMV functional approval assesses that payment products and solutions meet EMV® Specifications for performance and compatibility.
EMV security evaluation assesses that payment products and solutions meet EMV® Specifications, requirements and guidelines for security.
EMVCo recognises independent laboratories and qualifies test tools to perform EMV functional approval and security evaluation services.
EMVCo's new website and Participant Dashboard are now live. To access your account for the first time on our new website you'll need to carry out a password reset here. You will then be sent an email to reset your password.
EMVCo Associates, Subscribers and public users of emvco.com can create accounts to manage their engagement and participation with EMVCo. Using your EMVCo account, you can create your own watchlist of EMV technologies documents, monitor queries and responses, and manage your profile.
by Alan Mushing
by Arman Aygen