GB nº 45, EMV® Contactless Specifications [Book A, Book B] Draft Available for Comment

General Bulletin No. 45 Second Edition September 2010 EMV Contactless Specifications [Book A, Book B] Draft Available for Comment This General Bulletin announces the availability of Book A and Book B draft for comment. These two documents are part of EMVCo's Common Contactless Roadmap as presented in General Bulletin 43.

Related Documents

• General Bulletin nº43, EMVCo Common Contactless Terminal Roadmap
• EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems – Entry Point Specification Version 1.0, May 2008 with SU 73, 1st Edition, September 2008.

Description

The CLWG published General Bulletin 43, EMVCo Common Contactless Terminal Roadmap, in November 2009 wherein EMVCo presented an update on the current state of contactless payment development and described EMVCo's approach to achieve common contactless acceptance - the result was the Common Contactless Kernel Project. For this project, the CLWG has developed a phased plan and the current activity is focused on Phase One of the project. Phase One aims to achieve streamlining existing licensing and contactless type approval and building a framework for future development. The development effort in Phase One will include the following suite of EMVCo Contactless Specifications:

• Book A: Architecture and General Requirements
• Book B: Entry Point
• Books C [C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4]: Kernel Specifications
• Book D: Contactless Communication Protocol This General Bulletin announces the availability of two draft documents for comment - Book A and Book B. Book A introduces EMVCo’s view for a logical contactless architecture and describes the scope and roles of different components within the architecture. Book B supersedes the Entry Point Specification v1.0 dated May 2008 and contains substantial functional changes. These documents are available to the EMVCo Technical Associates and Subscribers. Please log in with your account from the EMVCo website (www.emvco.com) to access the documents. Please submit your comments and feedback through the EMVCo query facility and note that the review period will terminate on October 31st, 2010. © 1994-2010 EMVCo, LLC (“EMVCo”). All rights reserved. Any and all uses of the EMV Specifications (“Materials”) shall be permitted only pursuant to the terms and conditions of the license agreement between the user and EMVCo found at http://www.emvco.com/