EMV
To reduce the risk of fraud, you should make sure that you are using EMV-compliant equipment to process EMV card payments. If you accept an EMV card using n...
Thu, 3 Jan, 2019 at 9:51 AM
Yes. Your Genius device is EMV ready. You should prompt customers with chip cards to insert their card into the card slot that is located beneath the Genius...
Fri, 22 Feb, 2019 at 6:46 AM
With an EMV card, both the card issuer and the chip on the card must approve or decline the transaction. The card issuer makes a decision and sends a respon...
Wed, 8 Aug, 2018 at 6:18 AM
Most of our POS partners accept EMV payments through our Genius device. Contact your POS provider to find out if your POS supports EMV.
Wed, 8 Aug, 2018 at 6:20 AM
On the Genius device If you have the Tip feature turned on, your Genius device prompts the customer to enter a tip amount before it sends the authorization...
Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 at 6:47 AM
Yes you can. Pre-authorizations and post-authorizations, also known as Auth and Capture, work the same way for EMV as they do for magstripe transactions. P...
Wed, 30 Jan, 2019 at 5:40 AM
Yes. Our Genius Handheld device accepts EMV payments. If your POS is integrated with Genius, you do not need to make any changes to support the new device. ...
Mon, 7 Jan, 2019 at 8:43 AM
The Entry Mode field in the Transaction Details indicates whether a transaction was EMV or regular credit/debit. The Payments Portal displays one of the fol...
Fri, 22 Feb, 2019 at 6:52 AM
With an EMV card, both the card issuer and the chip on the card must approve or decline the transaction. The card issuer makes a decision and sends a respon...
Wed, 8 Aug, 2018 at 6:29 AM
If your terminal can’t read the chip, the customer can swipe their card instead. This is called a fallback transaction. When this happens, the card issuer i...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 6:32 AM
Our Genius platform uses our ChipIQ™ technology, which processes the transaction within a few seconds. This means that checkouts are faster, and cardholders...
Thu, 3 Jan, 2019 at 8:26 AM
Meaning With an EMV card, both the card issuer and the chip on the card must approve or decline the transaction. The chip must approve the transaction firs...
Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 at 9:27 AM
Meaning With an EMV card, both the card issuer and the chip on the card must approve or decline the transaction. The chip must approve the transaction firs...
Wed, 8 Aug, 2018 at 6:35 AM
You can identify an EMV card by the gold-plated contact pads on the card. EMV terminals communicate with the chip on the card using these pads. EMV card
Fri, 22 Feb, 2019 at 6:54 AM
EMV makes it very difficult for criminals to commit card fraud. For example, it is much easier to skim credit card data when the customer pays by swiping th...
Tue, 26 Feb, 2019 at 8:50 AM
If you are using a non-EMV terminal, customers do not have the option to use their EMV chips; they have to swipe their card to pay for goods or services. In...
Thu, 3 Jan, 2019 at 10:10 AM
No. Many of the major US card brands no longer require customers to sign an electronic receipt when they use an EMV card to purchase goods or services. If y...
Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 at 10:35 AM
From April 2018, the following card brands no longer require an electronic signature for EMV transactions: MasterCard Visa Discover American Express S...
Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 at 6:50 AM
To stop collecting signatures for EMV transactions, contact our Customer Support Team. Note: • You must continue to support signature as a Cardholder Verif...
Wed, 30 Jan, 2019 at 5:38 AM