GB nº 51: L3CS Qualification Testing Service Delay

EMV^® General Bulletin No. 51 First Edition, February 2021 EMVCo Level 3 Card Simulator Qualification Testing Service Delay This EMVCo Level 3 Testing Group (L3TG) Technical Bulletin provides notification to vendors of Level 3 Card Simulators of a delay in qualification testing readiness in accordance with the L3 Pseudo-functions Definitions document – Version 1.5.

Applicability

This Bulletin applies primarily to vendors of Level 3 test tools Related Documents  EMV Level 3 (L3) Testing Framework - Pseudo-function Definitions for Test Card Images – Version 1.5 (dated October 2020) Dates  EMVCo qualification of the L3 Card Simulator (L3CS) component, in accordance with the document above: starting date revised to May 2021

Description

In December 2020, the EMVCo Level 3 Testing Group (L3TG) announced the release of an updated version of the EMV^® Terminal L3 Pseudo Function Functions, Version 1.5. Corresponding with that announcement, was notification that the L3 Card Simulator qualification testing service in accordance with this latest release of the document would be activated in February 2021. As a result of some additional preparation activities required to fully activate the service, this bulletin announces a three-month delay in EMVCo’s readiness to perform qualification testing services in accordance with EMV Level 3 (L3) Testing Framework - Pseudo-function Definitions for Test Card Images – Version 1.5. The target date for readiness has now been revised to May 2021.

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