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Tax Rate Changes for Maryland & Virginia effective July 1, 2020
The following Motor Fuels Tax changes will become effective as of July 1, 2020: Maryland Tax on gasoline will decrease from 36.7 cents per gallon to 36.3 cents per gallon, or $.004 per gallon.Tax on diesel will decrease from 37.45 cents per gallon to 37.05 cents per...
29 June 2020
MasterCard Agrees to EMV Delay
Mastercard will postpone the EMV liability shift for automatic fuel dispensers (AFDs) to April 16, 2021, following the lead of Visa, American Express and Discover to give convenience retailers more time to complete needed upgrades.Additional information may be found here.
01 June 2020
Discover Moves EMV Deadline
Discover announced that they are also delaying the EMV fraud liability shift deadline for chip payments at automated fuel dispensers until April 16, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional information may be found here.
01 June 2020
Amex joins Visa in postponing U.S. Gas EMV Migration
American Express will delay the EMV fraud liability shift due to complications from the coronavirus, following reports that Visa has made a similar concession. More information may be found here.
05 May 2020
Visa Delays EMV Deadline for AFDs to April 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Visa is further delaying the EMV liability shift for U.S. domestic automated fuel dispenser (AFD) transactions until April 17, 2021.Please click on the following link for more information: https://www.convenience.org/Media/Press-Releases/2020/Visa-...
01 May 2020
Cleaning High Touch Surfaces
We are all doing our best to minimize COVID-19 risk by cleaning and sanitizing high-touch surfaces both in the c-store and at the fuel dispenser. The following documentation provides guidance for cleaning and sanitizing high-touch areas at the pump, including nozzles, keypads and buttons,...
24 March 2020
Outdoor EMV Counterfeit Liability Shift - DO NOT EXPECT AN EXTENSION
Despite a formal request from NACS, as of today the Card Brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover) have not indicated that they will delay the October 1, 2020 counterfeit liability shift in response to COVID-19. We do not anticipate any decisions or responses for several months.The...
24 March 2020
EMV, MNSP and PCI Compliance
2020 is officially here. October 1, 2020, marks the date on which petroleum retailers will be held responsible for credit card fraud that takes place at fuel dispensers that are not equipped to handle EMV transactions. There are only 186 working days until the EMV liability shift and...
08 January 2020
Outdoor EMV Liability Shift: The Catastrophe we will all see Coming
As you are aware, on October 1, 2020, petroleum retailers will be held responsible for the credit card fraud that takes place at fuel pumps that are not equipped to handle EMV transactions.Upgrades to support these EMV transactions will be expensive. Most independent operators do not have the...
09 December 2019
Managed Network Service Provider Program (MNSP): What MNSP is and what MNSP is Not
As you are aware by now, both Gilbarco and VeriFone are making MNSP a requirement. This move, prompted by the network brands (Visa, MasterCard, etc.), is mandatory and will be required prior to upgrading to Gilbarco Version 12.02 and VeriFone outdoor EMV software.In an effort to...