ep2 is celebrating its 20th anniversary
23. June 2023
Dear readers, I’m sure you noticed it as soon as you picked up this report and opened it. It is
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ep2 Freeze Zone 2023-2024
23. April 2023
The ep2 freeze zone starts on 18. december 2023 and ends on 15. january 2024. Within this period no activities
ep2 Version 8.1.0 released
22. January 2023
The association Technical Cooperation ep2 (TeCo ep2) has published the ep2 Specification Version 8.1.0. We had to adapt the newly
Extension Expiry Date PCI PTS 4.x
20. December 2022
Due to industry feedback regarding global supply-chain disruptions, the PCI Security Standards Council has changed the expiration date for PIN
ep2 Freeze Zone 2022-2023
2. December 2022
The ep2 freeze zone starts on 19. december 2022 and ends on 16. january 2023. Within this period no activities
ep2 End of Lifecycle
31. October 2022
Cashless payments are a matter of course nowadays. Like many retailers, you offer customers the option to pay by card
About ep2
In order to push and to develop the chip based EMV payment method in the Swiss market, the mentioned companies above combined their forces and developed the standard ep2 for card present and distance payment. With this ep2 standard the current eft/pos infrastructure of credit and debit terminals, as well for vending machines in Switzerland is defined. The result is an open system based on international standards and recommendations. The ep2 standard has been introduced in May 31, 2003 and fulfills all needs of a modern cashless payment instrument.
Request for ep2-specifications
For registration, please download the registration form and mail it back to the ep2 Registration Authority. Once your are registered, you will get access to download specification releases.
Certification Authority
For certification or testsystem access, please download the registration form and mail it back to the ep2 Certification Authority.
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