Tag: Tap & pay

Do you “speak” EMV? Six terms you need to know…

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Philippe Benitez

A whole new language is coming with EMV credit cards. Did you know that an EMV credit card isn’t used by swiping it? “Swiping” will someday be a term of the past (along with the mag-stripe relics that swiping supports). Credit cards with an EMV chip are “dipped”, “waved”, or “tapped.” Not to worry, it’s […]

Corporate / Financial Services

How will EMV credit cards be used to make payments?

Posted on 27 February 2014 by Philippe Benitez

The way that we make credit card transactions is going to change as EMV cards become more common (those are credit cards with a chip). In the U.S. we’ve become accustomed to making a credit card transaction with a swipe. But EMV cards aren’t swiped. Instead, they are “dipped” into the payment terminal, and left […]

Corporate / Financial Services