EMVCo is a global technical body that facilitates worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions by managing and evolving the EMV® Specifications and related testing processes.
EMVCo publishes global transaction volume data twice a year which showcases the number of contact and contactless card-present payments using EMV® chip technology during a 12 month period.
There are three elements to EMVCo’s structure: industry participation to get input from market participants, technical groups driven by market experts, and the strategic and operation structure to support technical outputs that meet market requirements.
EMV® Chip Specifications describe the requirements for global interoperability between chip-based payment applications and acceptance terminals to enable secure contact, contactless and mobile transactions and other emerging payment technologies (such as QR Code-based payments).
Find out moreEMVCo has published the EMV® 3-D Secure Protocol and Core Functions Specification v2.0.0, which provides a globally interoperable framework that promotes a consistent consumer experience across all e-commerce channels and connected devices when verifying a cardholder.
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