US Payments Forum to Explore EMV Chargeback Best Practices in September Webinar

Speakers from MasterCard, Vantiv, Visa, Woodforest National Bank

Princeton Junction, N.J., August 17, 2016 –Issuers, acquirers and merchants looking to fully understand new types of EMV-related chargeback reason codes that have been established for both counterfeit and lost/stolen fraud can get answers to their questions at a U.S. Payments Forum webinar being held this September. The webinar, “EMV Chargeback Best Practices,” will provide guidelines on how to ensure proper authorization of transactions and how to avoid and/or mitigate invalid chargebacks.

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US Payments Forum Hosts Chicago Workshop for Independent ATM Owners, Banks, Credit Unions on How to Implement EMV at the ATM

Workshop to be held September 19 from 1-3pm CT at the Rosemont Hilton, Chicago O’Hare

Princeton Junction, N.J., August 16, 2016 – Independent ATM owners, banks and credit unions preparing to migrate to EMV chip technology at their ATMs can get important planning information and implementation best practices by attending a U.S. Payments Forum[i] workshop in Chicago this September. With the first fraud liability shift[ii] for the ATM industry approaching this October, this timely workshop will provide a non-technical review of the critical components of the EMV implementation process.

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US Payments Forum Publishes Update to Payment Networks Minimum Requirements for US EMV Chip Deployment

Princeton Junction, N.J., August 11, 2016 – As U.S. issuers, merchants, acquirers and processors continue their migrations to EMV chip technology for more secure payments, many stakeholders may ask: “What is the least complex way to deploy chip for my organization?” To help merchants and acquirers develop their strategies for implementation, payment network members of the U.S. Payments Forum (formerly the EMV Migration Forum) have updated the guide outlining their minimum requirements for chip deployment, including changes to incorporate requirements for the recently announced faster EMV solutions from American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.

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US Payments Forum Provides EMV Chargeback Best Practices for Merchants, Issuers in New White Paper

Princeton Junction, N.J., August 2, 2016 – With the U.S. migration to EMV chip payments and accompanying fraud liability shifts, new types of chargeback reason codes have been established for both counterfeit and lost/stolen fraud that issuers, acquirers and merchants need to fully understand. The U.S. Payments Forum (formerly the EMV Migration Forum) released today a white paper, “EMV Chargeback Best Practices,” which provides guidelines on how to ensure proper authorization of transactions and how to avoid and/or mitigate invalid chargebacks.

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