Leapfrogging EMV versus Going Straight to Mobile

By | August 21, 2014

Last Updated on August 21, 2014 by Craig Allen Keefner

EMV is getting real in the US as consumers are now getting chip cards in the mail. But if it’s going to take many years before all merchants are able to accept

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Gemalto — “What I can say is there is a higher amount of activities from financial institutions in launching their EMV portfolios. The amount of activity in the first half this year is substantial, and the marketplace will easily have over 100 million EMV cards delivered to customers before the end of 2014. And that can easily be 2 or 3 times that by the time of the liability shift. “

Author: Craig Allen Keefner

Craig Allen Keefner is an industry analyst, content strategist, and longtime authority on self-service kiosks, digital signage, unattended payment systems, and interactive technology. He manages content and industry strategy for Kiosk Industry and The Industry Group, with a focus on kiosk software, hardware-software integration, accessibility, payment compliance, healthcare kiosks, restaurant self-service, and emerging AI automation. Craig has covered the self-service and kiosk industry since the 1990s, tracking how public-facing terminals move from concept to field deployment. His work combines industry research, vendor analysis, operator conversations, standards tracking, trade show coverage, and practical experience with the real-world constraints of kiosk deployments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiosk