Vendors Web Policy Document
Issued by PAN Nordic Card Association 2005-02-04
Background
The card industry has introduced a new standard for card payments called EMV, which is based on ICC (integrated circuit card) technology. This standard has originally been developed by Europay, MasterCard and Visa International together. An organisation, EMVCo, has been set up for maintenance of the new standard and for certification of equipment (terminals and cards) to be used as platforms for EMV-based applications.
The Nordic banks are continuously developing documentation with the aim to assist development of EMV capable devices. The actual documents cover both stand-alone terminals and solutions, where card payment can be perceived as an integrated part of a sales system. Readers and users of these documents are supposed to be terminal vendors on the Nordic market, retailers specifying their own payment solutions and by other service providers on the market for card payments. These documents are stored in a “Vendors Web” on PAN Nordic Card Associations web site, which can be accessed through this link: http://www.pan-nordic.org/.
One important objective behind creating this document office is to simplify the distribution of documents and all subsequent updates to vendors and sales companies. Therefore, organisations having a need for this information must keep themselves informed about the contents on the Vendors Web and download, as required, when a new or updated document is available. A service will be available that triggers an alert via e-mail to registered addresses when new information is available. However, it cannot be guaranteed that such alert always reaches its address. A regularly check of the present content on Vendors Web is therefore recommended!
Applicable rules
Organisations may collect and store the documentation in their own databases. They may use and distribute the stored documentation within their company subject to restrictions that may be given in the documentation.
It is not permitted to change or revise any documentation that has been collected from the Vendors Web. Any comments in respect of the documentation shall be referred to the relevant bank/processing company.
Organisations may not use the Vendors Web in a way that could cause inconvenience to its administrator or any third party.
The office has been established for the purpose of enabling effectively distribution of documentation to all interested parties. PAN Nordic Card Association disclaims any responsibility for any faults in the documentation or for the technical functioning of the Vendors Web and reserves the right to close the service at any time.