EMVCo

Payments and payment systems - chip card protocols.

EMVCo is the body that defines and tests the EMV® protocol for chip cards.

The name EMVCo was originally an abbreviation for its three founding members: Europay, Mastercard and Visa.

(As at July 2019 EMVCo had six members: American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa.)

See also

• Chip card
• Electronic purse
• EMV card
• IC
• Integrated circuit card
• Payments and payment systems
• Prepaid card
• Smart cards