Integrated Circuit (IC) Cards Solutions

Enabling IC card manufacturers gain market access

TÜV SÜD provides EMV Level 1 testing and contactless interface testing for Integrated Circuit (IC) Cards for VISA and JCB card systems to enable IC Card manufacturers to gain market access.

Like for EMV terminals, card testing is offered either as debug testing or as approval testing. While the scope and procedure of debug testing can be agreed between the customer and us, the approval testing is strictly subject to Visa’s approval requirements. Test data or documentation of debug testing cannot be re-used for the formal approval process.

TÜV SÜD IC cards solutions

UAS testing and certification

Visa IC cards
TÜV SÜD offer EMV Level 1 testing, contactless interface testing (ISO 14443 Type A and Type B), VSDC on contact / contactless, MSD, qVSDC, and Visa GlobalPlatform testing.

As a prerequisite for testing the submitted IC cards have to be customized according to Visa's requirements in order to work adequately within our test environment. All documents required are directly provided by us.

JCB IC cards

TÜV SÜD offers EMV Level 1 testing as part of JCB’s approval process for J/Smart IC cards as the only laboratory accredited by JCB for such approval testing.

MasterCard Card Quality Management (CQM) 

TÜV SÜD is recognised by MasterCard to provide audit services for Card Quality Management (CQM). CQM is applicable to manufacturers of chip cards, chips for use in payment cards, and chip modules.

Your benefits at a glance

  • Benefit from complete solutions – wehave a long history in terminal approvals for payment systems and can respond quickly to your requirements.
  • Minimise risk – you will receive unbiased technical support from leading experts in the field.
  • Gain a competitive edge – type approval will be obtained from a trusted and well respected testing laboratory.