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CSG Forte release notes is a detailed account of platform features being rolled out for our merchants and partners to advance their technical and industry advantage
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[REMINDER] Mastercard Announces Timeline to Retire Physical Magnetic Stripe from Cards
[REMINDER] Mastercard Announces Timeline to Retire Physical Magnetic Stripe from Cards The Change: As the markets become more EMV mature there is little to no benefit to continue support of the magstripe technology (which increases the opportunity for fraud). Mastercard has announced their timetable to retire the physical magnetic stripe from the back of cards. […]
[UPDATE] Mastercard Requires Support of Current Contactless Cardholder Verification Method (CVM) Limits for All Regions
[UPDATE] Mastercard Requires Support of Current Contactless Cardholder Verification Method (CVM) Limits for All Regions The Program: Mastercard periodically reviews and may revise the Contactless Cardholder Verification Method (CVM) limits for certain regions. The Change: As part of their Data Integrity Monitoring Program, Mastercard is actively reviewing merchant terminal data to ensure the device’s contactless […]
[REMINDER] Terminal Entry Capability (TEC) Requirements
[REMINDER] Terminal Entry Capability (TEC) Requirements The Program: Terminal Entry Capability (TEC) is a value that indicates the highest level of card entry a terminal is capable of accepting. To ensure compliance with processing requirements; including EMV fraud liability and data integrity edits, it is imperative the TEC value is correct. The Impact/Action Required: Merchants […]
EMV
EMV [UPDATE] Certificate Authority Public (CAP) Key Requirement The Program: The EMV standard uses Public Key technology to perform certain functions related to offline authentication, some aspects of online transactions and offline PIN encryption. Each of the card brands publish sets of these keys for use with their EMV applications. Public keys are distributed to […]
Visa defers restrictions on standing instruction MITs until further notice
For: All merchants Effective date: To be determined In the December 2022 issue of this newsletter, we announced Visa’s plan to delay restrictions on standing instruction merchant-initiated transactions (MITs) initiated by tokens to only credential-on-file (COF) tokens to February 2024. Visa has now deferred this plan indefinitely until further notice. We will notify you when […]
CSG Forte – PCI-DSS Webinar for Merchants and Partners
Please join CSG Compliance in Partnership with CSG Forte’s PCI Vendor – Aperia for an upcoming PCI 101 Webinar To join the event, register here For more information on PCI-DSS please visit CSG Forte – Guide to PCI Compliance Must have Microsoft account to join event.