Wikikardia

Resources for EMV payment technology and SoftPOS

Wikikardia is our collection of relevant information about payment technologies and SoftPOS advances and use cases.

We put at your disposal documents, articles, and guidances about EMV payment technologies, data protection requirements and up-to-date insights about SoftPOS functionalities. Our mission is to guide you through the complexity of international payment systems requirements and to help you overcome the challenges to creating innovative, convenient and secure payment solutions.  

Test automation during payment terminal certification

What are the benefits of test automation during payment terminal certification ? Test automation consists in implementing an automatic communication...

Tokenization for card data protection in transit payment systems

Focus on tokenisation in transit environment. Indeed, the transformation of the card data in Card Number Alias or token enables to connect a card...

EMV payment software development strategy

The development of embedded software is a crucial step in the overall payment terminal manufacturing process. Payment devices can only be deployed...

CPACE – new standard for contactless payments in Europe

The new CPACE standard was created by the ECPC to facilitate contactless payments in Europe. The CPACE ( Common Payment Application Contactless...

How to optimize payment terminal life cycle ?

There are many stages in a payment terminal life cycle, and payment solution providers must define their strategy at the earliest stage. Make the...

How automation testing enhances payment software quality

Automation test versus manual testing campaign : the big deal ! Automation testing uses automation tool to execute tests cases. Few manual involvement...

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