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SB n°324: Updates to C-4
v1.0
18 Aug 2026
Contactless
Specification Bulletins
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SB n°329: ECC ODE Key Derivation
v1.0
17 Aug 2026
Contact
Specification Bulletins
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EMV Biometric Card Specifications for Payment Systems – Biometric Card Provider Requirements: Comment period ends 31 August 2026
v1.1
3 Aug 2026
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Draft Specification
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EMV® Agentic Payments Specification – Technical Framework v1.0 DRAFT: Comment period ends 5-August 2026
v1.0
22 Jul 2026
Draft Specification
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KL Bulletin nº30: EMVCo Annual Public Key Lengths Assessment
21 Jul 2026
Chip, Contact, Contactless
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EMV® Level 3 (L3) Technical Bulletin n°321
v1.0
20 Jul 2026
Chip, Contact, Contactless, Level 3 Testing
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EMV® Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework
v2.4
9 Jul 2026
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EMV® Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework
v2.3
19 Oct 2021
Payment Tokenisation
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EMV Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework v2.4 DRAFT: Disposition of Comments
7 Jul 2026
Payment Tokenisation
Draft Specification
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Book C-2 Kernel Specification
v2.12
6 Jul 2026
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel Specification
v2.11
21 Jun 2023
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.10
29 Mar 2021
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.9
31 Mar 2020
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.8
1 May 2019
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.7
9 May 2018
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.6
12 May 2016
Contactless
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.5
8 Mar 2015
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.4
9 Apr 2014
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.3
8 Mar 2013
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.2
21 Jun 2012
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Book C-2 Kernel 2 Specification
v2.1
19 Mar 2011
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Book C-3 Kernel Specification
v2.12
6 Jul 2026
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v2.11
21 Jun 2023
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v2.10
29 Mar 2021
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v2.9
31 Mar 2020
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v2.8
1 May 2019
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Book C-3 Kernel Specification
v2.7
9 May 2018
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Book C-3 Kernel Specification
v2.6
12 May 2016
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Book C-3 Kernel Specification
v2.5
6 Mar 2015
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Book C-3 Kernel Specification
v2.4
8 Apr 2014
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v2.3
7 Mar 2013
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v2.2
20 Jun 2012
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v2.1
17 Mar 2011
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