INSIDE TEST TOOLS
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Payments Cards and Mobile is delighted to welcome you to this first supplement on test tools – a sector that is frequently overlooked, although it is fundamental to the success of all card and mobile-based payments.
As time goes on and cards and mobile solutions become increasingly
sophisticated and international, test tools will evolve alongside them to ensure
interoperability – a benefit we largely take for granted – and security, which is of prime importance to everyone in the payments ecosystem, from merchants,
to processors, issuers, banks and consumers.
Test tools have a third major function: keeping costs down.
Card manufacturers need to produce high volumes of cards at low cost.
Testing at every step is the key to achieving this. For example, according to Smart Card Alliance, 50% of all errors are introduced in the requirement and design phases, before any code is written at all. And did you know that the typical smartcard contains over 30,000 lines of software code?
The golden rule is that the sooner errors are identified and fixed, in smartcards, m-payments and terminals, the more
economic and efficient the production cycle, which is beneficial to everyone.
We hope you enjoy this short guide to this most crucial and innovative aspect of our industry – test tools.
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