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Secure Technology Alliance and Secure Payments Academy Offer E-Payments Workshops
Secure Technology Alliance and Secure Payments Academy Offer E-Payments Workshops Training series covers eCommerce, Open Banking, Fraud Detection/Mitigation and other topics for professionals in Financial Services, Healthcare, Mobile and IoT REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 23, 2024 – The Secure Technology Alliance (STA), the digital security industry’s premier association, is partnering with STA-member Secure PaymentsRead more
The Secure Payments Academy, PayKademy Partner to Provide e-Learning Payments Training Courses
The Secure Payments Academy, PayKademy Partner to Provide e-Learning Payments Training Courses – Comprehensive payments training courses to be offered on PayKademy Platform- (New York and San Francisco, December 1st, 2023). The Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leader in providing in-person and online training for advanced payments technologies and PayKademy,Read more
A Deep Dive into Payments Tokenization
A Deep Dive into Payments Tokenization: Sep 18-22 2023 Leveraging, Productizing and Monetizing Tokens SPA-24- New York: September 18 - 22, 2023 Payments tokenization will have a high impact on product opportunities for merchants, corporates, issuers and processors Payments tokenization can add significant value to your business,Read more
The Secure Payments Academy, TSI and VCS Technologies Partner to Provide International Payments Training Programs
The Secure Payments Academy, TSI and VCS Technologies Partner to Provide International Payments Training Programs – In-depth payments training courses to be offered initially in Toronto and New York – (New York and Toronto, April 25, 2023). The Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leader in providing training for advanced paymentsRead more
Secure Payments Academy Announces Four New Payment Technology and Business Courses
Secure Payments Academy announce four new Payments Courses NEW YORK, February 27, 2023 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), the leading provider of payments industry education in the US and other countries, announced today their new courses for 2023. All these courses are available for distance learning and in-person. The newRead more
Secure Payments Academy Announces New 3-Day Fraud Workshop in London, UK
Secure Payments Academy Announces New 3-Day Fraud Workshop in London, UK New Card-Present and Card-Not-Present Fraud Detection and Mitigation Course is delivered In-person NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education in the US and other countries announced that due toRead more
Secure Payments Academy Begins a Mix of Online and In-Person Courses
Secure Payments Academy Begins a Mix of Online and In-Person Courses In-Person and Online courses helps executives and trainees to continue their education as best for everyone. NEW YORK, February 14, 2022 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education announced today that it willRead more
Secure Payments Academy Starts In-Person Education with New Workshops for Second Half 2021
Secure Payments Academy Starts In-Person Education with New Workshops for Second Half 2021 In-person courses are offered for all workshops as well as new subjects NEW YORK, May 2021 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education in the US and other countries thanks all theirRead more
Secure Payments Academy Planning Courses for 2021
New Year New Beginnings - Online courses to continue with in-person courses becoming available as COVID-19 Recedes with vaccinations NEW YORK, December 2020/January 2021 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education wishes all its clients and staff a Happy and Healthy New Year and isRead more
Secure Payments Academy Delivers all Online Courses for 2020 Second Half
Online courses allow training for technical staff and executives to continue despite COVID-19 NEW YORK, July 5, 2020 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education announced today that it will provide all its courses for the remainder of 2020 online. This is to enable traineesRead more
Secure Payments Academy CEO Mansour Karimzadeh at Payment Summit Conference in Salt Lake City, February 24-27, 2020
Karimzadeh to moderate a technical session on how biometrics can be used to authenticate the cardholder for the payment transactions and issues related to its use. NEW YORK, February 17, 2020 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education announced today that company CEO Mansour Karimzedah will moderateRead more
EMV Academy Becomes Secure Payments Academy
Bitcoin, Blockchain, Contactless, Tokenization and IoT Fuel Expansion of Academy’s Payments Education Curriculum Beyond EMV Chip and Pin NEW YORK, NEW YORK, October 24, 2018 - EMV Academy, America’s leading independent EMV training payments education organization announced today that it has become Secure Payments Academy (SPA). The organization says the moveRead more
Secure Payments Academy CEO Mansour Karimzedah Talks Security at IoT Conference in San Francisco, March 7, 2018
Karimzadeh to describe how the collection and analysis of large volume of data on behavior of IoT devices provides for better detection and the removal of security threats. NEW YORK, February 27, 2018 – Secure Payments Academy (SPA), a leading provider of payments industry education announced today that company CEORead more
SECURE PAYMENTS ACADEMY ANNOUNCES FIRST HALF 2018 CLASS SCHEDULE
SPA's Expanded Curriculum for Acquirers, Card Issuers, ISOs & Agents, and Merchants Includes Post EMV, BlockChain, Mobile, HCE and Much More NEW YORK, February 26, 2018 — Secure Payments Academy(SPA), America’s payments education experts, announced today its first half, 2018 expanded payments class schedule. SPA’s expanded class schedule now includesRead more
ATM Industry Association and SCIL-EMV Academy Announce New EMV Workshops at Annual ATMIA Conference in New Orleans
EMV workshops prepare ATM operators to meet October liability shift deadline Fraud liability costs moves to non-EMV certified ATM owners after 10/1/16 NEW YORK, February 11, 2016 –Responding to demand from ATM operators across the United States, the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) and SCIL-EMV Academy, America’s EMV migration experts, announcedRead more
30 Days and Counting! SCIL-EMV Academy Prepares U.S.A for EMV Liability Shift: EMV Readiness Roadshow Takes Classroom to the Road
Ten Cities in Ten Days Kicks off at the Home of Target in Minnesota U.S. Payments Industry Unprepared for Looming Liability Shift Deadline Says Academy Thousands of Merchants, Acquirers, Processors and Card Issuers Lack Security Upgrades Needed, Exposing Their Systems to High Fraud Risk The EMV Readiness Roadshows will makeRead more
SCIL’s New QuickStart™ EMV Platform Accelerates Time to EMV for U.S. Issuers & Acquirer-Processors
Weeks Versus Months Says SCIL CEO and Industry Veteran Mansour Karimzedah NEW YORK, NY, July 13, 2015 –U.S. based EMV payments innovator SCIL, announced today QuickStart™ EMV - an innovative payments platform that lets U.S. issuers and acquirer- processors migrate to the new, secure EMV chip based payments system in weeksRead more
ATM Industry Association and SCIL-EMV Academy Partner on U.S. EMV Migration
Contact:Mansour [email protected] New EMV Workshop at Annual ATMIA 2015 Conference Prepares U.S. ATM Industry for EMV Migration NEW YORK, and ORLANDO, FL, January 12, 2015 - SCIL-EMV Academy, America’s EMV migration experts and the only independent EMV training academy and the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) announced today aRead more
TAS Group’s New Cashless 3.0 Payment Framework Fuels New Strategic Partnership with Top Global Processor NxSystems Limited
Visit Us at Cartes 2014 Stand 4 M 016 NxSystems Limited Adopts Cashless 3.0™ Solution to Enhance Its New Pegasus Payments Infrastructure and Support Next Phase of Growth DUBLIN, IRELAND, and MILAN, ITALY, November 4, 2014 –TAS Group, listed among the top 100 FINTECH rated companies and a leading providerRead more
SCIL-EMV Academy Announces New One-Hour FREE Workshop: A to Z of EMV for Issuers, Acquirers, Merchants and Processors
SCIL-EMV Academy Announces New One-Hour FREE Workshop: A to Z of EMV for Issuers, Acquirers, Merchants and Processors One hour free webinar by SCIL-EMV Academy outlines steps and strategies that EMV stakeholders need to adopt to implement a successful, cost-effective EMV Migration NEW YORK, July 30, 2014 – SCIL-EMVRead more
SCIL-EMV Academy Announces Summer & Early Fall EMV Class Schedule
Expanded EMV Academy Workshop Schedule Supports U.S. EMV Migration as Liability Shift Deadlines Approach in USA NEW YORK, July 9, 2014 – SCIL-EMV Academy, America’s EMV migration expert, announced today that it has expanded its summer and fall EMV public workshop schedule to support the U.S. EMV migration effort. SCIL-EMVRead more
TAS Group Partners with MATICA to Instantly Issue EMV Chip & Pin Cards in U.S. Bank Branches
TAS & MATICA to Showcase Instant Issuing Solution at Cartes America 2014, Mirage, Las Vegas, May 13-15 Booth 1968 and /Booth 1605 LAS VEGAS, NV, May 13 - TAS Group announced today its new eMission™ instant issuing EMV solution that lets U.S. banks instantly issue secure EMV chip and pin cardsRead more
Great Britain’s Insider Technologies Announces Big Data SENTRA™ Security Solution For U.S. Banks & Payments
SENTRA™ Puts U.S. Issuers and Processors on Offense, Instantly Mines Big Data, Monitors, Tracks, Analyzes and alerts Clients to challenging Transactions or Operations Social Media Component Helps CEOs Protect Shareholder and Organizational Value Integrates Seamlessly with All Authorizations Systems NEW YORK, NY & MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, May 1, 2014 -- BritishRead more
SCIL-EMV Academy Announces New EMV Training Workshops To Support U.S. EMV Chip Card Migration
Rich Technical and Business Case Content Supports U.S. Issuers, Acquirer-Processors Migration Requirements NEW YORK, April 23, 2014, -- SCIL-EMV Academy, America’s EMV migration experts, announced today a new collection of EMV Training Workshops designed to help speed the U.S. banking and payments industry’s migration to EMV chip based credit and debitRead more
TAS: REVENUES and EBITDA Remarkably Growing in 2013
The data presented in the Draft Annual Report 2013 highlights the positive results achieved by TAS following a major reorganization. In 2014 will further enhance its presence on the international stage growing and expanding globally and launching new innovative solutions to meet the requirements of a new generation of digitalRead more
TAS Group’s New Card 3.0 Card Management Platform Increases Profits for Prepaid Card Programs
See us at the All Payments Expo, The Mirage, Las Vegas, March 3-5 With Card 3.0 Program Managers, Processors and Card Issuers Can Now Design and Deploy Prepaid Products to Market Quicker than Ever Before LAS VEGAS, NV, February 7, 2014-- Global payments leader TAS Group announced today Card 3.0Read more
Secure Payments Academy Announces First Half 2018 Expanded Payments Class Schedule
SPA's Expanded Curriculum for Acquirers, Card Issuers, ISOs & Agents, and Merchants Includes Post EMV, BlockChain, Mobile, HCE and Much More NEW YORK, February 26, 2018 – Secure Payments Academy(SPA), America’s payments education experts, announced today its first half, 2018 expanded payments class schedule. SPA. The expanded class schedule includesRead more
TAS Group’s Card 3.0 Reveals The Future of Card Management at Cartes
Visit Us At Cartes 2013 Booth 4 K 033 Modular Platform Uses Latest Payment Technologies to Securely and Quickly Design, Issue and Manages Credit, Debit, Pre-Paid Cards and Other Digital Payment Products PARIS, FRANCE, November 19, 2013 -- TAS Group announced today Card 3.0 – an innovative new modular cardRead more
TAS Group Wins Oracle’s Excellence Award for Specialized Partner of the Year – Europe, Middle East, and Africa in Engineered Systems
Oracle Recognizes TAS Group Expertise in Delivering Specialized Payments Solutions 30 September, San Francisco, US, and Milan, Italy - Oracle has awarded TAS Group its 2013 Oracle Excellence Award for Specialized Partner of the Year – Europe, Middle East, and Africa in Engineered Systems. The award recognizes TAS Group for theirRead more
TAS GROUP EXPANDS EMV COMPETENCE CENTER TO USA
Contact: Stewart ChalmersCoolhead Group, Inc.Phone: [email protected] TAS GROUP EXPANDS EMV COMPETENCE CENTER TO USA Support to U.S. Credit and Debit Cards Issuers Must be Local to Meet U.S. Card Issuer EMV Deadlines LAS VEGAS, NV. August 28, 2013 – The success of the U.S. banking and payment industry’s migration to secureRead more
Seminars Help ISOs Teach EMV
The same theme emerges at nearly any conference, roundtable or web seminar about the EMV chip-card transition in the U.S. Experts agree that ISOs and agents and should become well-educated about smart-card technology. The acquiring industry can then pass that knowledge along to merchant clients and financial institutions. In collaborationRead more
Card Brands Approve TSYS for EMV Processing
The major card brands have certified payment processor Total System Services Inc. for EMV chip-card processing. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover have approved Columbus, Ga.-based TSYS after meeting mandated requirements for acquirer processors to process EMV chip-based contact, contactless and mobile transactions, TSYS stated in a July 9 pressRead more
ISOs and Agents Are You Ready?
ETA and SCIL-EMV Academy Announce EMV & Mobile Payments Training Webinar for ISOs and Agents NEW YORK, New York, May 30, 2013 -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and SCIL-EMV Academy announced today a new ONLINE EMV & Mobile payments workshop. The new workshop is designed exclusively around the needsRead more
SCIL-EMV Academy and Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Announce Two-Day EMV, Mobile, NFC Fundamentals Workshop
Designed for Merchants, Acquirers and Issuers, Workshop Outlines Strategies for Success in U.S. EMV and Mobile Markets NEW YORK, New York, May 29, 2013 -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and SCIL-EMV Academy announced today a comprehensive two-day payments workshop that covers the business and technical fundamentals of implementing EMV,Read more
TAS Group Announces NETAcquirer™ EMV Solution for U.S. Payments: Solution Manages Magnetic Stripe and EMV Card Transactions
Complete Card Payment Solution Captures and Routes Financial Transactions Across Traditional, Emerging e-Commerce and m-Commerce Channels LAS VEGAS, NV, May 23, 2013 -- Global payments leader TAS Group today unveiled NETAcquirer™- an innovative EMV-based payments solution that allows U.S. acquiring financial institutions and their merchant customers to capture and manageRead more
SCIL-EMV Academy Announces EMV and Mobile Payments Education Partnership
Program Prepares U.S. Payments Industry to Migrate to EMV and Mobile NFC LOS ANGELES, Calif., -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the trade association for the global electronic payments industry and SCIL-EMV Academy, America’s EMV Training Experts™, today announced a new EMV and mobile payments training and education program. TheRead more
Payments Leader TAS Group Announces New “eMissionTM” Data Preparation Solution for U.S. EMV Chip Cards
EMV Application Offers Issuing Banks, Card Manufacturers and Processors Speedy and Secure Profile definition, Data Preparation and Personalization of U.S. EMV Cards LAS VEGAS, NV. March 25, 2013 - TAS Group announced today eMissionTM – a fast and secure new EMV data preparation and card personalization solution designed to speedRead more
EU EMV MIGRATION LEADER TAS GROUP EXPANDS PAYMENTS FOOTPRINT IN USA EMV ARENA
European Payments Leader Expands Reseller Network, Technology Partners, and Unveils New eMission™ Data Preparation EMV Solution for U.S. Card Issuers NEW YORK, New York – and MILAN, Italy, March 25, 2013 – European EMV migration and e- & m- payments leader TAS Group announced today that it has expanded itsRead more
EMV Migration Forum Announces Steering Committee
In its third meeting in February in Salt Lake City, the EMV Migration forum elected a steering committee and discussed the progress of its four working committees. The forum is a cross-industry organization formed to address issues related to EMV migration in the U.S. that will require broad cooperation andRead more
SCIL-EMV Academy Announces “Debit Networks EMV Acquiring & Processing” Workshop in Chicago, March 11
EMV Workshop Addresses Concerns Around Use of Debit Networks in the USA, Including New Federal Regulations and Choices of Routing New York, New York -- February 14, 2013 SCIL-EMV Academy, America’s EMV Migration experts, announced today a new EMV workshop entitled Debit Networks – EMV Acquiring and Processing. The newRead more
SCIL-EMVACADEMY Says U.S. Close on Solution to Key EMV Debit Network Challenges That Satisfies Durbin Amendment
SCIL-EMVACADEMY Says U.S. Close on Solution to Key EMV Debit Network Challenges That Satisfies Durbin Amendment Company Announces A Special EMV Workshop for U.S. EMV Debit Application NEW YORK, New York, January 31, 2013 – One of the bigger and more immediate challenges facing the U.S. payment industry’sRead more
CreditCall Joins MasterCard, PayPal and Intuit to Outline Mobile Payment Opportunities and Challenges at Apps World 2013
See Us at Apps World North America, Booth 122 NEW YORK, New York, February 4, 2013 – CreditCall CEO, Peter Turner, will join payment industry CEOs to discuss mobile commerce and the market opportunities and challenges for mobile payment acceptance apps at Apps World North America. The conference andRead more
CreditCall Announces Growth Across U.S. Parking Market Thanks to True “Multi-Channel Offering”
New York, January 9, 2013 – CreditCall, the industry leading payment gateway and EMV software developer, announced today a surge in the growth of its U.S. business and further U.S. channel expansion. Over the past year, the company has greatly increased its operations in the U.S. payments market by providingRead more
Payments Leader CreditCall Joins U.S. EMV Migration Forum to Facilitate U.S. Payments Migration Initiative
NEW YORK, NY, October 22, 2012 – Payments technology leader CreditCall announced today that it has joined the EMV Migration Forum, a cross-industry collaborative body formed by U.S. trade group Smart Card Alliance to support the U.S. payment industry’s transition to EMV chip cards in the United States. Currently theRead more
ICC Solutions CEO Dave Maisey Joins Chieftain, Ingenico, MasterCard, STJ and VISA on U.S. EMV Stakeholder Panel at Merchant Advisory Group Conference
ACT Canada Workshop The Technology of EMV: Options and Obligations Outlines What U.S. Stakeholders Need to Know for the Next 12 months ATLANTA, GA, October 10, 2012 – ICC Solutions Limited, the payment industry source for EMV contact and contactless test tools announced that CEO Dave Maisey will speak atRead more
EMV Academy, Edgar Dunn and SCIL Make the Business Case for U.S. EMV Chip & PIN Migration at Indian Wells Seminar
Two-Day EMV Industry Panel and “Hands On” Training Workshop Provides Business Assessment, Analysis and Implementation for EMV in USA LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 12, 2012 - -U.S. based EMV Academy, America’s EMV Chip and Pin Migration Experts, and renowned payment industry experts Edgar, Dunn & Company and SCIL, announced today aRead more
EMV is coming to the USA. Acquirers, Will you be ready in time? – ISO & Agent Weekly
EMV is coming to the USA. Acquirers, Will you be ready in time? Click HERE to read article
First U.S. EMV deadline approaches
Experts warn deployment could take longer than expected Now that VISA and MasterCard have released road maps to EMV in the United States, the initial implementation milestone is fast approaching. With a first deadline in the fall there are some in the industry who wonder if the deadlines are too aggressive and whether theRead more
Q-Card and EMV Academy Announce Strategic Venture
U.S. Companies to Drive EMV Training Program; EMVAcademy to Feature Q-Card Test Services, Cards and Equipment Throughout EMV Curriculum LOS ANGLES, Calif., July 19, 2012 – EMV Academy, America’s EMV migration experts and Q-Card, the world’s top supplier of magnetic stripe test cards and testing equipment announced a strategic agreement today. Read more
CreditCall and EMV Academy Team Up On U.S. EMV Migration
CreditCall’s EMV Level 2 Kernel Products to Feature in EMV Academy Curriculum Los Angeles, Calif, July 16, 2012 – CreditCall, a leading provider of EMV software and payment processing solutions for contact, contactless and MOBILE payments applications announced today that it has joined the EMV Academy. EMV Academy is aRead more
Academy prepares industry for EMV implementation – The Green Sheet Magazine
Are you ready for the Europay/MasterCard/Visa (EMV) standard to hit the United States? Can you explain to clients what EMV is and why they need to incorporate it into their POS systems? Do you have an EMV strategy that includes implementation and testing to be sure the technology works? These are theRead more
EMV Payments Leader ICC Solutions and Top U.S. Card Test Equipment and Test Laboratory Leader Q-Card Sign Strategic Agreement
British - American Partnership to Drive EMV Migration in the U.S. Market ATLANTA and SUNBURY, Pa., June 27, 2012 -- ICC Solutions Limited, a leading provider of EMV contact and contactless test and certification products to the global payments industry, and Q-Card, the world's top supplier of magnetic stripe test cardsRead more
EMV Conversion Could Bring Rude Awakening – Payment Source Magazine
Some of America’s ISOs and transaction processors may be in for a shock when they begin trying to accept EMV chip cards in the coming months. Unless they do their homework, they may find their equipment simply won’t accommodate EMV, Dave Maisey, CEO of ICC Solutions Ltd., tells ISO&Agent Weekly.Read more
U.K.’s EMV Test and Certification Leader ICC Solutions Expands U.S. Footprint to EMV Migration
Industry's Only Supplier of Fully Qualified Test Scripts for All Payments Certifications (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AMEX, and EMVCo) Opens Atlanta HQ, Adds Support in NY and CA SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2012 -- In a move to support the U.S. banking and payment industry migration to secure EMV chip and pin debitRead more
Card Personalization Leader CIM USA Joins EMV Academy
EMV Academy Adopts CIM Solutions Throughout EMV, Mobile NFC, Contactless Training Curriculum; to Channel CIM EMV Card Personalization Solutions LAS VEGAS, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EMV Academy, America's EMV migration experts, and CIM USA, a leading provider of card personalization solutions to the global banking and payments industries announced today a strategicRead more
EMV Academy Announces The Fundamentals – A Three Day EMV Workshop To Ready Acquirers and Issuers for EMV in America
PASADENA, Calif., December 1, 2011 – EMV Academy, America’s EMV and mobile NFC migration experts, today announced an addition to its EMV training schedule in 2012. EMV Academy has added “The Fundamentals – a three day EMV workshop designed to prepare both acquirers and issuers for the migration andRead more
EMV Academy and SCIL Announce Strategic Partnership on EMV
MV Academy, the first U.S. based EMV training academy committed to seamlessly migrating the U.S. banking and payment industry to EMV chip and pin technologies, and SCIL, an New York based, expert EMV payments consultancy and solutions provider announced a strategic partnership today.
EMV Academy and ICC Solutions Partner to Enable Banking and Payment Industry Migration to Speed EMV in the USA
UK-based ICC Solutions LTD, a leading provider of contact and contactless test solutions to the global banking and payment industry, and EMV Academy announced today a strategic partnership.
VISA supports EMV Academy Plan to Bring EMV Chip Standard to U.S. and Canada
A directive from Visa Inc. earlier this month designed to motivate merchants to support the EMV chip card standard for U.S. cards and payment terminals may spark a cottage industry in EMV training seminars and consulting. EMV, which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, is a global standard for theRead more
An EMV Training Academy has been established in Pasadena, Calif. to facilitate the adoption of EMV chip and pin technology in the U.S. and Canadian banking industries
An EMV Training Academy has been established in Pasadena, Calif. to facilitate the adoption of EMV chip and pin technology in the U.S. and Canadian banking industries. Led by a group of veteran payment industry professionals and technology partners, the EMV Training Academy offers training courses, test tools and consultancyRead more
New EMV Academy Launches in US offers NFC training
You can always tell when an industry is maturing because experts start to build training facilities and courses to educate the rest of us on particular subjects. EMV and NFC are coming of age and experts are starting to emerge. One example of this can be found in the NewRead more
EMV Training Academy Launches in the United States
A new U.S. based EMV Training Academy committed to supporting the U.S. and Canadian banking and payment industries migration to more secure, effective and convenient EMV chip and pin technologies was announced today.