3DSA Bulletin nº 01: EMV 3-D Secure Approval Fees

EMV® 3-D Secure Approval Bulletin No. 01 6th Edition, May 2025 EMV® 3-D Secure Approval Fees

Applicability

This Bulletin applies to EMV 3-D Secure (3DS) product approval process.

Related Documents

EMV® 3-D Secure Approval – Administrative Process version 1.4 or higher

Effective Date

June 2nd 2025

Description

The LOA Reference Number extensions fees are updated in the EMV 3DS Approval fee structure. EMVCo will no longer charge a fee for 6-month LOA Reference Number extension, and 12month LOA Reference Number extension is sunset. 3-D Secure Approval Fees EMVCo charges the following administrative fee for each Request for Approval: Default-SDK Split-SDK 3DS Server Directory Server (DS) Access Control Server (ACS) Add Message Extension Fee USD 5,750 USD 5,750 USD 11,500 USD 11,500 USD 11,500 USD 2,000 Note: Product Provider Registration with EMVCo is free of charge. Other Fees

• For each ICS or test report declined by EMVCo, EMVCo charges a USD 860 administrative fee to Laboratories.
• For ICS Replacement (starting at 2nd Replacement), EMVCo charges a USD 860 administrative fee to product providers.
• For Letter of Approval Re-issuance, EMVCo charges a USD 860 administrative fee to product providers Fees and Deductions The fees described in this bulletin assume no deductions will be made on payments to EMVCo for tax withholdings, bank fees, or other amounts (“Deductions”). If any Deductions are to be made, then the fee payable will be increased by such amount as necessary to ensure that the amounts that EMVCo actually receives, excluding taxes that EMVCo is required to collect, reflects the amounts in this bulletin. In such case, written notice of the revised fee amount and Deductions must be given to EMVCo at least thirty (30) days before the date the payment is due, so that EMVCo can issue a revised invoice reflecting the fee and Deductions. The issuance of a revised invoice will not change the original due date for payment.

Legal Notice

This document summarizes EMVCo’s present plans for evaluation services and related policies and is subject to change by EMVCo at any time. This document does not create any binding obligations upon EMVCo or any third party regarding the subject matter of this document, which obligations will exist, if at all, only to the extent set forth in separate written agreements executed by EMVCo or such third parties. In the absence of such a written agreement, no product provider, test laboratory or any other third party should rely on this document, and EMVCo shall not be liable for any such reliance. No product provider, test laboratory or other third party may refer to a product, service or facility as EMVCo approved, in form or in substance, nor otherwise state or imply that EMVCo (or any agent of EMVCo) has in whole or part approved a product provider, test laboratory or other third party or its products, services, or facilities, except to the extent and subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions expressly set forth in a written agreement with EMVCo, or in an approval letter, compliance certificate or similar document issued by EMVCo. All other references to EMVCo approval are strictly prohibited by EMVCo. Under no circumstances should EMVCo approvals, when granted, be construed to imply any endorsement or warranty regarding the security, functionality, quality, or performance of any particular product or service, and no party shall state or imply anything to the contrary. EMVCo specifically disclaims any and all representations and warranties with respect to products that have received evaluations or approvals, and to the evaluation process generally, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for purpose or non-infringement. All warranties, rights and remedies relating to products and services that have undergone evaluation by EMVCo are provided solely by the parties selling or otherwise providing such products or services, and not by EMVCo, and EMVCo will have no liability whatsoever in connection with such products and services. This document is provided "AS IS" without warranties of any kind, and EMVCo neither assumes nor accepts any liability for any errors or omissions contained in this document. EMVCO DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS TO THIS DOCUMENT. EMVCo makes no representations or warranties with respect to intellectual property rights of any third parties in or in relation to this document. EMVCo undertakes no responsibility to determine whether any implementation of this document may violate, infringe, or otherwise exercise the patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, know-how, or other intellectual property rights of third parties, and thus any person who implements any part of this document should consult an intellectual property attorney before any such implementation. Without limiting the foregoing, this document may provide for the use of public key encryption and other technology, which may be the subject matter of patents in several countries. Any party seeking to implement this document is solely responsible for determining whether its activities require a license to any such technology, including for patents on public key encryption technology. EMVCo shall not be liable under any theory for any party's infringement of any intellectual property rights in connection with this document.