Princeton Junction, N.J., July 20, 2016 – The EMV Migration Forum has been instrumental in the progress of the U.S. migration to EMV chip technology by providing a forum for essential cooperation and coordination across the whole payments ecosystem, including retailers, card issuers, networks, acquirers, processors, technology providers and industry associations. To provide expanded support for the payments ecosystem, the EMV Migration Forum today announced that it will change its name to the U.S. Payments Forum. The U.S. Payments Forum will continue to support the chip migration while also broadening its focus to other new and emerging payments technologies in the U.S.

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Princeton Junction, N.J., June 17, 2016 – U.S. financial institutions that provide in-branch instantly-issued credit and debit cards are now looking to transition the service to issue EMV chip cards. While the service offers benefits such as increased activation rates, improved customer service, and differentiation from competitors, the transition can be complex. This July, the EMV Migration Forum will host a webinar to provide attendees with best practices and implementation steps for the successful development of an EMV-enabled instant issuance program.

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Princeton Junction, N.J., May 3, 2016 – As the U.S. migration to EMV chip technology continues, many merchants and acquirers have questions about requirements for testing and certifying contact and contactless chip-enabled terminals. To provide the most up-to-date requirements and processes from the global payment networks, the EMV Migration Forum released today a revised version of the white paper, “EMV Testing and Certification White Paper: Current Global Payment Network Requirements for the U.S. Acquiring Community.”

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Princeton Junction, N.J., April 26, 2016 – With the U.S. payments industry’s ongoing migration to EMV chip technology for more secure payments, the EMV Migration Forum is continuing to identify and provide guidance on the areas essential to moving the transition forward. Three new resources are now available, including a web resource for implementation best practices, and two white papers, “PIN Bypass in the U.S. Market,” and “Merchant Processing during Communication Disruptions.”

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Princeton Junction, N.J., November 4, 2015 – As the U.S. continues its implementation of EMV chip cards, the EMV Migration Forum today announced new resources to provide education for consumers and implementation guidance for merchants and issuers.

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Princeton Junction, N.J., November 3, 2015 – For many U.S. financial institutions, the ability to instantly issue credit and debit cards in-branch can improve customer service, help differentiate them from their competitors, and increase card activation and usage rates. But for those issuing EMV chip cards, the transition of an existing instant issuance program to an EMV-enabled instant issuance program is complex. To help ease the transition, the EMV Migration Forum has released a white paper detailing the best practices and implementation steps for the successful development of an EMV-enabled instant issuance program.

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Princeton Junction, N.J., September 29, 2015 – Shoppers across America are noticing a new chip security feature on their payment cards. They’re called chip cards, and most consumers have at least one or will get one soon from their bank. Beginning in October 2015, retailers may be liable for certain types of fraud if they are unable to accept chip cards.

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Princeton Junction, N.J., September 8, 2015 – For consumers curious about their new chip-based credit and debit cards and wondering how to use them to conduct transactions in-store and at the ATM, GoChipCard.com has the answers.

GoChipCard.com was launched in April by the EMV Migration Forum and the Payments Security Task Force in support of an industrywide commitment to provide easy-to-use and simple resources, and consistent messages about chip cards and their use. This month, the organizations enhanced the website by adding details about how consumers can use their new chip cards at an ATM.  

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Princeton Junction, N.J., August 26, 2015 – As the U.S. migrates to EMV chip technology to secure the card-present channel and reduce in-store counterfeit card fraud, it is critical to simultaneously secure the card-not-present (CNP) channel¹. Next month, the EMV Migration Forum will host a webinar on the best practices for authentication methods and fraud tools to provide this necessary protection of the CNP channel.

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Princeton Junction, NJ, August 19, 2015 – The Payments Security Task Force and the EMV Migration Forum today announced the launch of the industry-wide CHIP IN Education Initiative.

“After only one successful transaction, consumers understand how to use their new chip cards. We want to make their first impression with chip technology a positive one, and make paying with chip the ‘new normal’ this year,” said Randy Vanderhoof, director of the EMV Migration Forum. “To meet this goal, the EMV Migration Forum and the Payments Security Task Force are asking the industry to expand education efforts by participating in the new CHIP IN Education Initiative.”

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