Press Releases


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May 2010 EMV Standards Body Announces Dates for 2010 User Meeting and Invites Industry Participation Download
March 2010 EMVCo Invites Increased Industry Involvement in Global Payments Standardisation Download
May 2009 EMV Standards Body to Host First Annual EMV User Meeting in 2009 Download
February 2009 EMVCo Launches Subscription Programme Download
February 2009 EMVCo Welcomes American Express as its Fourth Owner-Member Download
September 2008 EMVCo to Increase Transparency and Engagement With Global Payments Industry Through Launch of Annual User Meeting and Subscriber Download
December 2007 EMVCo Publishes Entry Point Specification: A Step Towards a Common EMV Contactless Application Download
March 2007 MasterCard Assigns Contactless Communication Protocol to EMVCo Download
February 2007 EMVCo Publishes CCD/CPA Card Type Approval Process Documents Download
January 2006 EMVCO Launches Common Payment Application Specification Download
December 2004 JCB joins MasterCard and Visa as third owner-member of EMV Standards body Download
September 2004 EMV Introduces Common Core Definitions and Common Payment Application to ease Chip Migration Download
June 2003 EMVCo Expands Charter to Strengthen Global Participation and Enhance Industry Wide Communication Download
May 2003 MasterCard and Visa to Release Joint EMV Smart Card Personalization Specification Download