According to data from EMVCo, the adoption of EMV Chip card technology is on the rise. By the end of 2022, 12.8 billion EMV® Chip cards were in global circulation, representing a 7% uptick compared to the previous year. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The global standards organization overseeing the infrastructure that enables safe and seamless card-based transactions has issued new specifications it says are designed to simplify the acceptance of contactless and mobile payments globally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
The circulation of EMV chip cards has increased by 1.1 billion in the past 12 months, hitting 12 billion in circulation at the end of last year, according to an EMVCo press release Wednesday (June 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
More than 8.2 billion chip-enabled consumer cards — credit and debit — are now in use across the world, according to EMVCo, the industry standard organization. Globally, more than 75 percent of all cards are now enabled with EMV chip technology. Get the Full Story...
July 15, 2019
For those who are focused on how better payments can lead to better eCommerce, the upcoming months promise to be an exciting and revealing time. That’s because the newest EMVCo payment specification is freshly out in the world, and the feedback and metrics on its success and failures will soon start emerging. Get the Full […]
September 05, 2018
As Sam Cooke sang: “It’s been a long time comin’ … but I know a change is gonna come.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
July 20, 2018
As a species, human beings tend to like consistency. That desire extends to eCommerce, too — and it’s the motivation behind a new digital payments technology called Secure Remote Commerce (SRC), backed...
December 14, 2017
Payments standardization is easy in concept, difficult in process in the age of mobile commerce. How to bridge the divides between payments firms, consumers and businesses? A few key tenets,...
November 20, 2025
EMVCo, the technical body behind EMV Specifications and programs for card-based payments, is now considering global specifications to support agentic payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing […]
August 10, 2023
According to data from EMVCo, the adoption of EMV Chip card technology is on the rise. By the end of 2022, 12.8 billion EMV® Chip cards were in global circulation,...
October 05, 2022
The global standards organization overseeing the infrastructure that enables safe and seamless card-based transactions has issued new specifications it says are designed to simplify the acceptance of contactless and mobile payments globally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
June 08, 2022
The circulation of EMV chip cards has increased by 1.1 billion in the past 12 months, hitting 12 billion in circulation at the end of last year, according to an...
