US Payments Forum Winter Market Snapshot: Top Priorities for 2017 Include Accelerating Merchant Chip Enablement, Securing the Card-Not-Present Channel

Princeton Junction, N.J., January 30, 2017 – The U.S. Payments Forum today released its winter 2017 market snapshot, providing updates on the status of the U.S. EMV chip migration, 2017 priorities for accelerating merchant chip enablement and securing the card-not-present channel, and recently-released resources for the payments industry. The U.S. Payments Forum, a cross-industry body focused on deployment of new and emerging payments technologies in the U.S., has been the source for EMV implementation guidance since the start of the migration in 2012, and recently expanded its scope to support the introduction and implementation of additional new and emerging payment technologies.

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US Payments Forum Provides Ongoing ATM EMV Implementation Education, Co-hosts Workshop with ATM Industry Association

Workshop for independent ATM providers, banks, credit unions and merchant deployers to be held at the ATMIA U.S. Conference on February 14 in Orlando to provide important planning information and implementation best practices

Princeton Junction, N.J., December 21, 2016 – As part of its efforts to provide guidance and education for the ATM industry in the transition to EMV, the U.S. Payments Forum (formerly the EMV Migration Forum) is partnering with the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) to host its third ATM EMV implementation workshop, which will be held at the ATMIA U.S. Conference coming to Orlando in February.

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US Payments Forum Launches New Mobile and Contactless Payments Effort Under Broadened Payment Focus

New working committee will explore mobile and contactless payment implementation opportunities and challenges, identify solutions, and share guidance and best practices to move market forward in U.S.

Princeton Junction, N.J., November 14, 2016 – Mobile and contactless payment is an area of much debate among stakeholders across the ecosystem. Questions about implementation opportunities and challenges and the uncertain future for how mobile payments will evolve have made this an important topic to be addressed in an open forum in the U.S. The U.S. Payments Forum[i] today announced the Mobile and Contactless Payments Working Committee to explore these opportunities and challenges, identify possible approaches, and develop practical implementation guidance and best practices for the variety mobile and contactless payments solutions being implemented in the U.S.

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US Payments Forum Market Snapshot: Status and Priorities of US EMV Chip Card Migration

Princeton Junction, N.J., October 17, 2016 – The U.S. Payments Forum today released its fall 2016 market snapshot, providing statements on the status of the U.S. chip migration, its impacts on the U.S. market, and upcoming priorities and recently-released resources for moving the transition forward. The U.S. Payments Forum, formerly the EMV Migration Forum, is made up of constituents from the entire payments ecosystem and has been the source for EMV implementation guidance since the start of the migration in 2012.

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US Payments Forum Provides Guidance on Optimizing Speed of EMV Transactions

Princeton Junction, N.J., October 6, 2016 – Many cardholders and merchants have highlighted EMV transaction speeds as an area for improvement as the U.S. continues its migration to EMV chip technology. To provide guidance for issuers and merchants on speeding up EMV transaction times, the U.S. Payments Forum[i] has released a new white paper that provides details on three approaches: “faster EMV” solutions, contactless/Near Field Communication (NFC) transactions, and EMV checkout optimization.

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US Payments Forum, National ATM Council Co-host ATM EMV Implementation Workshop at NAC2016 in Orlando

Workshop provides important planning information and implementation best practices for independent ATM providers, banks, credit unions and merchant deployers

Princeton Junction, N.J. & Jacksonville, FL, September 14, 2016 – The U.S. Payments Forum (formerly the EMV Migration Forum) and the National ATM Council, Inc. (NAC) are partnering to provide an EMV implementation-focused workshop at the upcoming NAC2016 Conference & Expo coming to Orlando this October.

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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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