- EMVCo is the global technical body that facilitates the worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions by managing
- Launched a pilot testing programme to evaluate consumer mobile devices for contactless payment acceptance
- The Early Adopter Programme is open to vendors for functional evaluation of smartphones and tablets
- EMVCo has introduced the Early Adopter Programme to address industry requests to support merchants
- Acquirers that want to use commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) consumer mobile devices to accept contactless payments
- The programme is an interim step in a longer-term EMVCo initiative exploring how to adapt the terminal testing programme
