Liability Shift news and trends

New Survey Says Only 37 Percent Of Merchants EMV-Ready
Security & Fraud // February 18, 2016

The EMV numbers are in on the merchant side, and they are rather anemic. The Strawhecker Group, which is billed as a management consulting company that is focused on the global payments industry, said on Wednesday (Feb. 17) that, according to its research, only 37...

Missed The EMV Deadline? There’s A Protection Plan For That
News // October 06, 2015

It’s no secret that the shift to EMV may have left many a merchant unprepared (and, in some cases, unwilling) to meet the Oct. 1 deadline last week. But in the wake of that seismic change in the U.S. payments industry, one payments tech company...

Full EMV Chip Card Issuance Two Years Away
News // October 01, 2015

Starting today, the EMV liability shift has finally kicked in and it appears that financial institutions across the U.S. are moving at a break-neck speed to distribute EMV chip cards to consumers. In a report by Payments Security Task Force (PST), eight financial institutions said...

How Creditcall/Gravity Payments Plan To Speed Up EMV Adoption
Mobile Commerce // September 23, 2015

Creditcall, which makes EMV-ready payments gateways, is linking up with financial services company Gravity Payments, with a focus on EMV migration, the companies said in a Tuesday (Sept. 22) press release. The EMV platforms will be geared towards VARs, ISVs and developers. As has been widely...

Quick Reads
Mastercard Says Fraud Costs Dropped 54% Since (EMV) October 2015

September 13, 2016
One year into the shift to chip-enabled cards — for the U.S., that is — Mastercard said on Monday (Sept. 12) that data shows a “positive impact” through the technology across stakeholders, including issuing banks, consumers and merchants. In reference to fraud — the very activity that the cards are designed to thwart — Mastercard […]

Missed The EMV Deadline? There’s A Protection Plan For That

October 06, 2015
It’s no secret that the shift to EMV may have left many a merchant unprepared (and, in some cases, unwilling) to meet the Oct. 1 deadline last week. But in...

Full EMV Chip Card Issuance Two Years Away

October 01, 2015
Starting today, the EMV liability shift has finally kicked in and it appears that financial institutions across the U.S. are moving at a break-neck speed to distribute EMV chip cards...

How Creditcall/Gravity Payments Plan To Speed Up EMV Adoption

September 23, 2015
Creditcall, which makes EMV-ready payments gateways, is linking up with financial services company Gravity Payments, with a focus on EMV migration, the companies said in a Tuesday (Sept. 22) press release....