Falling Back to MSR with a Keyboard-Mode EMV Reader - ID TECH
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In previous posts, I’ve mentioned ID TECH’s patent-pending Augusta chip-card reader, which can run an EMV transaction in as little as 2 seconds using built-in “faster EMV” support (often called Quick Chip). What makes Augusta unique (and patent-pending) isn’t just the ability to do Quick Chip transactions. The patent-pending part has to do with the fact that these transactions can be done with a USB device operating in keyboard mode. That means: You simply dip your card, and character data (representing the TLVs needed for an EMV transaction) come streaming out of the device automatically, suitable for direct consumption by, say, a browser-based virtual terminal app. No special drivers needed. To integrate Augusta into a payment app, you don’t need any special software to “interrogate” the card reader. The reader simply...