Campus card system provider, CBORD, has partnered with FreedomPay to provide higher education and other verticals with increased payment data security. The partnership will provide CBORD with access to the FreedomPay Commerce Platform, enabling CBORD customers to deploy a PCI-validated, point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution with EMV, NFC, Pay-at-Table, dynamic currency conversion and card data tokenization capabilities.

Payment solution provider, Apriva, completed EMV certification for a new unattended card reader that can accept both campus card payments as well as EMV chip-enabled bankcards. The BV1000 card reader, developed by Globalcom Engineering, connects through the Apriva Gateway to enable secure payment options in self-service retail environments such as parking garages and car washes.

EMV is focused on reducing fraud at the point of sale through fraud protection enhancements based on chip card technology. It’s a move that adds dynamic data to the transaction stream and authenticates that the card is present at the point of purchase. In this installment of the CR80News Expert Panel Series, Heartland’s Fred Emery discusses EMV, some of the adjustments that are to be expected in buyer and merchant habits, and why the new payment standard should be embraced by those within higher ed.

The EMV liability shift is just months away, and as we approach the October 2015 deadline it’s important that the higher ed space is aware of the changes that are on the way. The change will likely affect higher ed just as it will affect commerce as a whole. With this in mind, we discuss the basics of EMV and highlight some need-to-know facts about the technology.

With EMV continuing to be a hot topic in higher ed, Heartland OneCard’s Fred Emery and Joe Rogers sit down to talk about the technology and what to expect in advance of the liability shift. As Heartland OneCard’s director of product management, Rogers offers his insights in preparing for EMV and how Heartland itself is handling the technology.

As EMV remains the hot topic for general commerce, higher-ed is starting to take notice as well. To paint a better picture, Heartland Payment Systems’ Michael English has written a column detailing PCI compliance scope reduction measures and the protection of user data.

With the EMV liability shift looming, college campuses are having to come to grips with EMV. Nothing new to the rest of the world, EMV has yet to take root in the US, but that’s all about to change. The shift will affect the higher education space and general commerce alike, so with this in mind, here’s what universities need to know about EMV.

Gemalto and Santander Universities have partnered to deliver over one million smart cards to university students in Brazil, making it the largest issuance of its kind in South America. Santander Universities has partnered with Gemalto, in part, for the company’s Optelio contactless EMV cards.

Santander brings international experience to U.S. Santander Universities U.S. is the latest player to enter the U.S. campus card banking market, and the bank intends to lay down roots in its new home. The Spain-based institution is among the world’s 20 largest financial institutions with strong presence in Europe, Latin America, Asia and now North […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]