What Rental Companies Need to Know About EMV (Smart Chip) Credit Cards

InTempo Software

Whether as a rental business operator or individual credit card holder, you’ve likely heard chatter around “smart chip” credit cards. In fact, there are a number of things you should know about EMV smart chip payment technology and how it will impact rental companies. From ensuring your business can accept these new cards to reducing your financial liability given changes that are coming in October 2015, it’s critical to educate yourself on this topic. While we’ll be reaching out to our customers with guidance and next steps, we know there are many questions lingering about EMV. So, we’ve assembled a list of the most helpful resources and information related to these changes. 

[FAQs] Basic Frequently Asked Questions

Chip? PIN? Signature? Will old cards work? Here are answers to eight frequently asked questions from creditcards.com. 

[FAQs] In-Depth Frequently Asked Questions

If those eight questions weren’t enough, get more answers from smartcardalliance.org.

[INFOGRAPHIC] EMV Liability Shift

Learn about the changes in liability that are coming in October 2015 with this infographic from Visa.

[VIDEO] Intro to EMV Credit Cards

An introduction to EMV cards and how to use them from creditcards.com.

[GUIDE] EMV Readiness Guide

A readiness guide from Visa, including information on training merchant point of sale staff.

[WEBINAR] What to Expect with EMV

Register for this webinar from Verifone on June 19, 2015 at 11am.

If you are an InTempo customer looking for EMV information, please call us at 1.800.950.2221. Or, discover our Integrated Payments product to make EMV card acceptance fast and simple.