FIME has completed its EMV® Level 1 testing portfolio with the launch of EMVeriPOS. The new tool ensures that the communication between payment terminals and contact EMV chip cards is in line with EMVCo’s Level 1 Contact Protocol Specifications. This enables terminal and mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) vendors in any market around the world to increase […]

FIME has been approved by PayCert to perform a full spectrum of testing services in line with PURE specification. The latest approval enables terminal, card and cloud-based application vendors to ensure the interoperability, functionality and security of their PURE solutions quickly and efficiently. FIME has already successfully completed the evaluation of the first PURE terminal […]

 FIME and Barnes International have announced that their jointly-developed personalization validation tool (PVT) has been qualified against the latest Mastercard PVT requirements, version 10.1 (Release 2017-1). FIME believes that the PVT 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 today announces its central role in the development and rollout of Turkey’s first domestic scheme, TROY (Turkey’s Payment Method). TROY is a strategic initiative supported by all Turkish banks and managed by BKM (Interbank Card Center of Turkey). FIME was selected by BKM in 2015 to provide consultancy and training at the launch of […]

Interview with Joe Santana, Senior EMV Acquiring Consultant at FIME EMV® chip has had a staggering impact on the payments ecosystem since its introduction roughly twenty years ago. With migration progressing at different paces globally and the way we transact continuing to evolve – as wearables and smartphones shake up the ecosystem even more – […]

FIME today announces its Japanese laboratory is the first in the country to be approved to perform testing in line with the Mastercard Contactless Reader specification and EMVCo Book C-2 specification. These documents define the functionality required when implementing Mastercard contactless terminal kernels. Japanese contactless payment terminal and mobile point of sale (mPOS) manufacturers, as […]