• Gathering pace of EMV migration in the US – smart payment cards shipments up 211% on 2014 figures
• Demand for contactless cards soars – over half of all smart card shipments featured ‘tap and go’ technology outside the Americas
The Smart Payment Association (SPA), the trade body of the smart payments industry, today released the findings from its annual review of the smart payment cards market.
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