Payment cards worldwide increase by 8% to reach 13 billion in 2015 New research from RBR shows that the number of payment cards in circulation worldwide increased by 8% last year to 13 billion. Although still impressive, the growth rate fell from 11% in 2014, following a slowdown in the expansion of the Chinese market.
Associates Programme has increased significantly over the past twelve months. Twenty-five new organisations have joined the programme, which enables them to actively participate in discussions to manage and evolve existing and future EMV Specifications for payment technologies. New Business Associates: APCA, Merchant e-Solutions, Netflix, Worldline. Business Associates comprise of merchants, payment networks and other organisations
Europe Zone 1, EMV chip card adoption rate: 84.3% (up from 83.5% in 2014) Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, EMV chip card adoption rate: 71.7% (up from 59.5% in 2014) Africa and the Middle East EMV chip card adoption rate: 61.2% (up from 50.5% in 2014) Europe Zone 2 EMV chip card adoption rate:
Acquirers will have more responsibility and flexibility for terminal testing as a part of their own internal processes and schedules. Acquirers can now follow recommendations and use MasterCard terminal testing procedures or they can choose alternative testing processes and tools that support the integrity of their existing procedures. MasterCard has also cut the number of
www.travelex.co.uk/Supercard to download the app and register. Once successfully registered the card will be sent via post. When the card arrives, use the app to link existing UK debit or credit cards to it. The app is available for iOS and Android phone devices.]]>
