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As EV adoption accelerates globally, supporting the charging infrastructure to meet growing demand is an urgent priority for industry stakeholders and policymakers across the world.

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EMVCo manages an EMV® Level 3 (L3) Testing Framework and the qualification process of related EMV L3 test tools.

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EMV Payment Tokenisation replaces valuable card data with payment tokens to increase the security of mobile and e-commerce transactions.

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What is EMV® Level 3 Testing?

by Arman Aygen | 15 Oct 2025
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What are EMV® Level 1 and Level 2 Testing?

by Arman Aygen | 15 Oct 2025
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EMVCo Launches the EMV® Contactless Kernel Testing Process

16 Oct 2024
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EMVCo Reports Nearly 13 Billion EMV® Chip Cards in Global Circulation

10 Aug 2023
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EMV® Contactless

2 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the EMVCo Singapore Technical Meeting

by Arman Aygen | 30 May 2023
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Industry Perspectives: EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification

by Simon Kleine | 3 May 2023
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EMV® Technologies: 2023 Priorities

by Arman Aygen | 27 Jan 2023
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Talking Payments with EMVCo – A Closer Look at the EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification

by Simon Kleine | 17 Jan 2023
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A Closer Look at the EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification

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What is Next for the EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification?

by Alan Clark | 8 Dec 2022
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4 Key Features of the New EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification

by Alan Clark | 17 Nov 2022
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EMVCo Publishes EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification

5 Oct 2022
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Coming Soon: First EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification

by Alan Clark | 26 May 2022
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EMVCo Announces Development of EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification to Simplify and Advance Global Contactless Acceptance

9 May 2022
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Contactless Payment Acceptance: How EMVCo is Supporting Consumer Mobile Devices Update

by Bastien Latge | 21 Dec 2021
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Talking Payments with EMVCo – EMV® QR Code™ Payments: Supporting Fast, Touchless Transactions Worldwide

by Simon Kleine | 15 Oct 2021
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How EMVCo is Supporting Card Data Encryption Advancements for Card Personalisation

by Michael Ward | 19 Aug 2021
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Ensuring Seamless Contactless Payments Today and Tomorrow

by Fawad Nisar | 10 Jun 2021
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EMVCo Announces Communication Enhancement of EMV® Contactless Payment Devices

2 Jun 2021
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EMVCo Announces Communication Enhancement of EMV® Contactless Payment Devices

1 Jun 2021
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EMVCo Reports Over 10 Billion EMV® Chip Cards in Global Circulation

24 May 2021
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10 Billion and Counting: What the Latest EMV® Chip Data Means for Global Payments

by Junya Tanaka | 24 May 2021
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EMVCo Launches Evaluation Programme to Support Contactless Payment Acceptance on Consumer Mobile Devices

12 Oct 2020
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How do EMV® Chip Specifications Tackle Card Fraud?

by Brian Byrne | 11 Jun 2020
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EMVCo Encourages Domestic Payment Systems To Use Terminal Integration Testing Framework

30 Mar 2020
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EMVCo to Support Expanding Issuer Identification Number as Defined by ISO and IEC

14 Aug 2019
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EMVCo Advances Testing Programme to Enhance Global Interoperability for EMV® Contactless Payments

31 Jul 2019
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Latest EMVCo Figures Reveal Continued Market Adoption of EMV® Technology

8 May 2012
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GlobalPlatform and EMVCo Align Mobile Payment Certification Structure

21 Feb 2012
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