Tag Archives: NFC
MasterCard EMV Announcement – The Reality
In 2011, Visa announced a plan to introduce the Europay MasterCard Visa standard (EMV) to the US market, and to do so, they determined that they should incentivize large retailers to hop on board. With that in mind they created … More »
Mobile Payments – Exciting for Consumers and Hackers Alike
At all of the payment conferences, I have heard more buzz about mobile payments than anything else. People want to know when it will be real and how will it affect them. There are varying opinions to answer these questions, … More »
People Are Getting Excited About Wireless Payments…Again
For the past 4 or 5 years, we have been hearing about the exciting new world of wireless payments. For the most part, the discussion has been centered around making payments from a mobile device (cell phone for the most … More »
Will Credit Card EMV Be Skipped in the US?
There is little argument that magnetic stripe cards which are the standard credit cards in the United States have a serious security vulnerability. If you manage to get a hold of the credit card or the data on the magnetic … More »