EPCI was established in 1998 as a a certification institute for Bancontact/MisterCash (BC/MC) & Proton terminals that implemented specific BC/MC & Proton terminal specifications published as of 1999. For more info, please refer to EPCI While the original mandate for EPCI came from the issuers of BC/MC cards, EPCI started to operate a terminal certification for additional specification that were instrumental for a group of acquirers, with an initial focus on credit cards. The motivation was straightforward: many terminals accepted both the BC/MC or Proton cards next to credit cards. In addition credit card terminals needed to provide seamless interoperability with multiple acquirers. | As of 2001, multiple terminal specifications were certified for this domain of activity:
Given the international success of C-TAP, it was decided in 2010 to consolidate the C-TAP specification in Acquiris. The transfer was organised in 2011. |
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