FIME and Barnes International today announce that their jointly-developed personalization validation tool (PVT) is qualified against the latest MastercardPVT Tool Release 2018 Requirements v11.3 March 2018, (“Mastercard Requirements”). FIME believes that the test tool significantly accelerates the certification and launch of secure chip products for issuers, card manufacturers and personalization bureaus. These products include contact, contactless and dual […]

FIME’s EMEA laboratory has been accredited by CNA-Paycert in line with the Smart Ticketing Alliance (STA) ticketing scheme to deliver ISO CEN 16794 testing and certification services for analogue and digital RF transit ticketing readers. The accreditation, delivered by CNA-Paycert, enables public transport integrators, chip manufacturers and contactless reader vendors to validate the compliance of products (such as ticket […]

 FIME has achieved UnionPay International (UPI) qualification for its Savvi Test Platform. With over 160 countries outside of China currently accepting UnionPay, acquirers overseas can now receive local consultancy, testing and certification support from FIME. These tools and services enable acquirers to quickly and cost-effectively complete UPI contact (UAC) and contactless (QuickPass) terminal integration testing. FIME’s Savvi acquirer […]

FIME, a leader in U.S. payments consultancy, has achieved D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS) consulting services accreditation, and can provide advisory, guidance and support services from the start of an implementation project through the deployment phase for acquirers and issuers that are unfamiliar with D-PAS technology. FIME can now provide a one-stop shop for acquirers implementing EMV chip-enabled […]

Integrators of NFC modules can now shorten development phases of NFC products drastically by using the Design Validation Platform that helps to tune signal characteristics perfectly to the final operation conditions and the anticipated user behavior. “Design Validation Platform is the only system on the market that uses calibrated measurement instruments to automatically detect field […]

Card vendors implementing must undergo testing and verification to ensure compliance. The functional requirements for this verification are defined in the Discover Type Approval Process. As part of this accreditation, UL will be able to assist customers with this verification, ensuring the global interoperability and compliance with Discover Contactless Card Application Specification.   Erwin Jansen, […]