Fime obtains Visa’s approval to expand payment services in APAC

By Gloria Mathias

Fime Asia in Taiwan has been accredited by Visa to support vendors to validate the Level 2 compliance of their contactless payment terminals.

This gives solution providers in the APAC region a local one-stop shop for all their payment compliance needs, helping them to streamline the testing process, optimize time to market and save money.

This latest accreditation further advances Fime’s testing services around the world, helping stakeholders ensure the compliance of their terminals, and by extension encouraging innovation within the payment ecosystem.

Noël Catherine, VP Services at Fime, said: “We are simplifying and speeding up certification for the APAC market, giving payments industry players the means to create trusted new ways to pay. We are proud of this achievement, and the diverse portfolio of accreditations for many different payment schemes available at the Asia labs is a testament to the team’s hard work.”

For over 20 years, Fime Asia has provided a wide range of lab and testing services to stakeholders in the region, and this latest accreditation builds on this offering. It offers comprehensive Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 and biometric testing for payment cards, devices, and acceptance terminals across most international and domestic payment schemes.

It delivers global expertise at a local level, tailoring each solution and test plan to the unique requirements of the market in which it operates. With its testing solutions and expertise, Fime helps clients create and launch reliable, interoperable, and secure solutions.

Fime enables its clients to create and launch trusted and secure solutions with consulting and testing services in payments, smart mobility, biometrics, authentication, and open banking. It offers a global cross-industry perspective, local insight, and a unique heritage in testing and certification.