RF test bench for mobile cards wins EMVco approval

FIME, a leading provider of secure-chip consulting and testing services, will use the system to confirm that mobile and contactless card products perform as specified by the EMV Proximity Integrated Circuit Card (PICC) version 2.3 Specification.

The qualification by EMVCo is the result of the successful cooperation between Keysight and FIME and enables both organisations to address the increasing market demand for advanced test equipment.

“We started working with Keysight to expand our RF test bench portfolio to offer more diversity to our customers wishing to purchase RF test tools for in-house usage,” said Pascal le Ray, ‎CEO FIME. “FIME continually broadens its offering to ensure it delivers not only state-of-the-art products and services, but also choice to the industry. The test bench will be used by our EMVCo accredited laboratories globally with the Keysight T1141A Test Set to deliver official EMVCo product approvals.”

In addition to EMV contact, contactless and mobile certification tools, laboratory expertise, and consulting services, FIME delivers training to use the RF test bench in-house and helps its customers to further understand the EMVCo Contactless Specifications and improve the performance of their product. This level of training assists customers in efficiently and effectively obtaining EMVCo certification for contactless cards and mobile devices. It also reduces the time needed for product qualification.

FIME’s work with Keysight has focused on EMV Lvel 1 RF testing for mobile or contactless smartcards. Both organisations are actively working to address EMVCo requirements and complete qualification of their existing test solutions for payment terminals (Proximity Coupling Device).

FIME and Keysight offer easy upgrade paths for its customers to integrate EMVCo and NFC testing in their test systems.