QS/1 gains EMV certification from Heartland Payment Systems

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Some QS/1 software users can now process payments from customers with EMV chip-embedded cards. The company announced Friday that it had received certification to process Europay, MasterCard and Visa credit card purchases from Heartland Payment Systems.

“The EMV chip cards are the next step in helping protect consumers from credit card fraud,” said Sonny Anderson, QS/1’s vice president of Systems and Technology. “The certification from Heartland means our customers are protected from the liability shift included in the EMV standard.”

On Oct. 1, the financial liability for a counterfeit chip-enabled card being used at a terminal that only accepts cards with a magnetic swipe strip transferred to the non-EMV compliant merchant.

“We are pleased that QS/1, one of the leading pharmacy management software providers to independent, retail, chain and long-term care pharmacies, selected Heartland as one of the first processor/acquirers with which to certify for EMV,” Michael English, VP product development at Heartland, said. “QS/1's EMV protection against counterfeiting compliments the comprehensive suite of services QS/1 provides to their pharmacy customers, keeping them within HIPAA guidelines while streamlining customer service.”