Updated documents for certification of JCB 1.6 contactless
Release of updated documents for the certification of contactless payment terminals with JCB 1.6 contactless specification
The payment scheme has released an update of several documents necessary to perform the certification of contactless payment terminals, to be in line with the application of the latest specification bulletins.
They were released in March 2023 in the Terminal Type Approval Notification No 30.
The following features must be implemented to all new JCB contactless kernels :
- Specification bulletin No 13 : Remove torn transaction recovery
- Specification bulletin No 14 : change to the processing requirement of CDA signature verification failure
- Specification bulletin No 15 : Transaction result for refund and referral clarification
- Specification bulletin No 16 : Try another interface outcome (switch to contact or magstripe interface)
At the end of December 2023, JCB Corporation has released a new Terminal Type Approval Notification N°35 including the necessary documentation to enable terminal providers to implement these features accordingly and to submit their payment terminals to JCB type approvals:
- ICS for IC terminals and Tap on Mobile
- Requirements for Approval Test programs for IC terminals and Tap on Mobile
- Terminal Testing Parameters Requirements for IC terminals and Tap on Mobile
Starting April 1st 2024, these bulletins shall be implemented to all new payment products submitted to JCB 1.6 contactless type approval, and terminal vendors shall submit them using the updated documents version 1.6c, as listed above.
Get in touch to have more information about the certification of contactless payment terminals with the latest version of JCB 1.6. : info@alcineo.com
Visit JCB Global website for more information about the Japanese payment brand.
To know more about the specifications changes view our prior post here : JCB Contactless kernel