Whereas the well-known magnetic stripe on cards stores unchanging data that is easy to replicate, EMV cards (also referred to as smart cards or chip cards) validate the card being processed is genuine each and every time it is used by creating a unique transaction code that cannot be used again. While the use of EMV cards may appear relatively new to us in the United States, EMV chip technology has been used globally for almost 10 years in an effort to reduce credit card fraud resulting from counterfeit and lost and stolen cards. When connected to a chip reader in an EMV-compliant terminal or device at the point of sale, the EMV chip and terminal work together to process a secure payment transaction.
This metallic square is an embedded secure chip utilizing EMV technology to perform processing functions and securely store confidential information. We are all familiar with the traditional magnetic stripe on the back of payment cards, but you may have noticed, or begin to notice, a small metallic square on newer cards.
✓- Manual card entry is allowed in the talech Register App.Is manual card entry an option with the card reader? ✓= (Validate Only) - Only validated pre-auth transactions are supported.Pre-authorization transactions are supportedįor more information on Pre-auth, please see the article here:ĭoes the card reader support EMV pre-authorization? (Non-swipe transactions)
Contactless may can include some or all of the following: Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, or Contactless Card support Swiping the card is the only optionĭoes the card reader accept contactless payments?
How the card reader connects to talech Register. Table of contents for the card reader matrix: Card Reader: This chart shows the features that are available with each US-Elavon compatible card reader Card Reader: