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ANNOUNCEMENTS evaluation program enables mobile, wearable and sen-
sor manufacturers to test the performance and accuracy
of mobile fingerprint sensors. This enables financial
ATMIA launches marketing competition service providers to easily evaluate the hardware and

The ATM Industry Association established ATMmys, a software integrated into devices and have confidence in
marketing awards competition presented by the ATMIA the quality of products integrating with their payment
International Marketing Forum. The competition is solutions, FIME stated.
dedicated to recognizing the hard work and creativity Mobey Forum creates digital ID expert group
required to promote cash and ATM products and servic-
es to businesses and consumers worldwide. The contest Mobey Forum, a global industry association created to
is free to all ATM industry participants and focuses on empower financial institutions to shape the future of
three major marketing categories: digital, content and digital financial services, recently formed the Digital
video. Submissions deadline is Dec. 16, 2018. For more ID Expert Group. The group, co-chaired by Jukka
information or to submit your entry, visit www.atmia. Yliuntinen, vice president at Giesecke+Devrient Mobile
com/connections/committees/internationalmarketingfo- Security, and Simon Austin, director at UBS Innovation
rum/atmmys/. Lab, will define the role of banks within the identity
management ecosystem, explore the key market driv-
EMVCo publishes EMV QR code specifications ers and opportunities, and analyze the feasibility of

EMVCo published EMV QR Code Specifications to potential business models and revenue streams, Mobey
address consumer-presented and merchant-presented Forum reported.
QR code payment use-cases. As part of its ongoing work Net Element on Deloitte's
to facilitate worldwide acceptance and interoperability
for EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) QR code pay- 2018 Technology Fast 500
ments, EMVCo developed self-evaluation processes Global technology and value-added solutions group
for both consumer-presented and merchant-presented Net Element Inc. was named to Deloitte's Technology
specifications. The self-evaluation processes, available Fast 500 for the second consecutive year. The list ranks
to all EMVCo associates and subscribers, enable point the 500 fastest growing companies in North America.
of interaction implementers to confirm if their QR codes Net Element grew 183 percent during the past year and
are generated or interpreted in compliance to the speci- credits its progression to continued organic growth in
fications. its North America Transactions Segment, specifically
Mastercard accredits FIME biometric evaluation its Unified Payments brand, which focuses on value-
added payment acceptance for small to midsize U.S.
Mastercard accredited FIME to deliver biometric fin- enterprises.
gerprint authentication testing services in keeping with
new guidelines for mobile device sensors. The testing

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