Welcome to the modular version of our flagship course "Fast track to EMV transaction expertise".
EMV Module 4: Expert
Finish your journey into the exciting world of EMV with the last module of our flagship course 'Fast track to EMV transaction expertise", and learn about APDUs and transaction troubleshooting.
The complete course bridges the knowledge gap between IT and EMV .
The 4 modules together build up our "Fast track to EMV transaction expertise" course, and are equivalent to a 2-day course with a highly experienced instructor, and learning outcomes are reached with taught lessons, quizzes and 20 practical exercises with the guided analysis of 50+ transaction logs (sample available here).
EMV Module 4 is a 6-hour course that focuses on APDUs, the EMV commands that constitute the implementation of the transaction flow, and that brings all the concepts taught in all the modules together with a step-by-step guide to transaction troubleshooting.
This last module is very technical, and can be taken by anyone with basic IT knowledge who wants to start a journey towards EMV transaction expertise. We strongly advise completing Module 1, 2 and 3 before taking this Module 4.
Students will be able to download a flowchart diagram to analyze transactions. And upon completion of this module, an "Expert level" certificate is delivered to the student, which can be printed and shared on LinkedIn.
All the video lessons come with English closed captions/subtitles, which have been automatically translated into the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian and Urdu.
If you want to understand the complete course structure, be sure to check the "Fast track to EMV transaction expertise" course page: Visit now
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Unique learning approach
The learning path is one of increasing complexity, with building blocks to construct the EMV knowledge, and practical exercises and quizzes to keep students engaged. The complete course contains 20 practical exercises with the guided analysis of 50+ transaction logs.
The EMV Module 4 course explains in details all the APDUs – the EMV commands. This is where the rubber hits the road, where all this knowledge that will have been accumulated in the previous modules is turned into a communication between two devices, with all its complexity. In this chapter, students will go through the guided analysis of over 50 transaction logs, effectively seeing the vast majority of the points of failure in EMV transactions, and determining what caused them.
Finally, in the wrap-up session, the course shares diagrams for transaction analysis which are based on the instructor’s 10 years’ experience in this line of work. It also goes through the detailed analysis of several EMV transactions to bring all the chapters together, and to see which ones were successful, which ones failed, and the reasons for failure.
Course curriculum
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01. APDUs
- Course material
- 01.01. Concept
- 01.02. Status words
- 01.03. ATR (Answer To Reset)
- 01.04. SELECT command
- 01.04. Practical exercises on SELECT command
- 01.05. GET PROCESSING OPTIONS command
- 01.05. Practical exercises on GET PROCESSING OPTIONS command
- 01.06. READ RECORD command
- 01.06. Practical exercises on READ RECORD command
- 01.07. INTERNAL AUTHENTICATE command
- 01.07. Practical exercises on INTERNAL AUTHENTICATE command
- 01.08. VERIFY command
- 01.08. Practical exercises on VERIFY command
- 01.09. GENERATE AC command
- 01.09. Practical exercises on GENERATE AC command
- 01.10. EXTERNAL AUTHENTICATE command
- 01.10. Practical exercises on EXTERNAL AUTHENTICATE command
- 01.11. ISSUER SCRIPT commands
- 01.11. Practical exercises on ISSUER SCRIPT commands
- Chapter 1 Quiz
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02. Wrap-up
- 02.01. Transaction troubleshooting
- 02.01. Diagrams for Transaction troubleshooting
- 02.02 Files analyzed in Examples of transaction analysis
- 02.02. Examples of transaction analysis
- Course survey
Reviews of the complete course
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Very useful and informative in understanding EMV concepts
Rynhardt Esterhuizen
[Technical Test Analyst at FNB] I like the fact that the course is divided into different chapters - each chapter explaining and discussing in detail a dif...
Read More[Technical Test Analyst at FNB] I like the fact that the course is divided into different chapters - each chapter explaining and discussing in detail a different element/aspect of an EMV transaction. This course also helped me a lot in understanding the transaction flow of an EMV transaction a lot more than I used to. The course also gave me endless insight into the APDU's and also helped me in understanding the breakdown of each different command in an EMV transaction.
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Really Good
Victor Ikoro
[Software Engineer - Tokens & EFT, Interswitch Group ] The training was very professional, well detailed and focuses on the key points needed to understa...
Read More[Software Engineer - Tokens & EFT, Interswitch Group ] The training was very professional, well detailed and focuses on the key points needed to understand EMV transactions and its practical applications. I would highly recommend this training to anyone with zero EMV knowledge, as a good place to start and have a solid EMV foundation. Overall the quality of the course was great.
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A great way to learn about very complex EMV authorisations
Samra Hadzikadunic
[Consultant Project Manager] In today's dynamic payment industry where constant change is considered as a norm and challenge finding a course that can explai...
Read More[Consultant Project Manager] In today's dynamic payment industry where constant change is considered as a norm and challenge finding a course that can explain very complex EMV topics in a simple way to audience not familiar with payment terminology and infrastructure seems like almost impossible mission, this course has successfully addressed training needs that is long overdue on the market. You will be able to learn it in a very natural way without being overwhelmed with its complex EMV subject. The course also gives a great overview about manuals and the way how they should be interpreted which sometimes present a huge challenge even for professionals with many years of experience in this industry. The logs help you to understand and outline how the problems should be resolved in a more efficient way without spending hours, days and weeks to troubleshoot it. A great course that will give you a very solid foundation and can be used as a knowledge base whenever you need it.
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Great Course
Paul Conroy
[Payments Specialist at Fexco OpenConnect] The PayTech Academy ‘Fast Track to EMV’ online training course is very high quality. I would recommend it to anyo...
Read More[Payments Specialist at Fexco OpenConnect] The PayTech Academy ‘Fast Track to EMV’ online training course is very high quality. I would recommend it to anyone who is starting to implement EMV or anyone who has an operational touchpoint with EMV in their day to day activity regardless of where you sit in the EMV transaction flow, Merchant/POS, Acquirer host or Issuer and all in between. The course content is delivered in a method which is very easy to understand and is broken out into logical chapters, so regardless of your previous experience within the Payments or EMV sphere you will learn a lot from this course. Most of the training videos are 5-10 minutes long which are ideal as you can dip in and out of the course as time permits and work through it at your own pace. Taking this course will arm you with sufficient knowledge to take a proactive role in EMV certifications and troubleshooting issues that may arise in both the test and live environments.
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Excellent course
Walter Senekal
[Senior Developer at Altech Card Solutions] Before the course, I did not know much about EMV transactions, but this course was so well put together that it w...
Read More[Senior Developer at Altech Card Solutions] Before the course, I did not know much about EMV transactions, but this course was so well put together that it was able to provide me with the essential information to work with confidence in EMV transactions. It really fast tracked my EMV knowledge and I would highly recommend it to anybody starting with EMV or would like to get a better understanding of EMV transactions.
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This was an amazing course
Balamurugan Subramanian
[Test lead in Standard Bank South Africa] The course was very professional, thorough, informative and ultimately very, very useful. Its simple and easy to f...
Read More[Test lead in Standard Bank South Africa] The course was very professional, thorough, informative and ultimately very, very useful. Its simple and easy to follow. It is very clear and explains everything in detail.The material in this course set a good foundation that can be applied practically. The approach is very relaxed and highly knowledgeable. Everyone needs to go on this course. The course content was easily understandable and informative. The quality of the course was great. Brilliant course – will recommend it to anyone. Paytech -Thank you – your course was very beneficial!
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Excellent Course
Terrance Shanklin
[Data Analyst at First American Payment Systems] This was an excellent course. I now have a much better understanding EMV. I will use what I learned at my w...
Read More[Data Analyst at First American Payment Systems] This was an excellent course. I now have a much better understanding EMV. I will use what I learned at my workplace.
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Understanding the key points to EMV transactions
Eduardo Faustino
[Technical Consultant at Stanchion Payment Solutions] Great course, focuses on the key points needed for understanding EMV transactions. The sort of knowledg...
Read More[Technical Consultant at Stanchion Payment Solutions] Great course, focuses on the key points needed for understanding EMV transactions. The sort of knowledge base that you need under your belt if you are part of a team working on MasterCard or Visa accreditation. Also useful if you just need to trouble shoot some chip transactions on a production environment.
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Fantastic Course
Hammilton Monareng
[Test Analyst at Diners Club] I found the training to be extremely helpful, how the training is setup It allows you to complete the course in your own time a...
Read More[Test Analyst at Diners Club] I found the training to be extremely helpful, how the training is setup It allows you to complete the course in your own time and get a better understanding of the EMV end to end process. The course can help any one who is starting up in EMV and have a clear understanding of what is required and what the outcome is for every requirement.
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Brilliant course
Nina Jeffery
[Test Analyst and Consultant at TymeDigital Bank] This is one of the best courses that I have had the pleasure of doing. It caters for beginners as well as r...
Read More[Test Analyst and Consultant at TymeDigital Bank] This is one of the best courses that I have had the pleasure of doing. It caters for beginners as well as refreshing the more advanced users. It is a very concise and well structured course. Thank you
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Fast Track to EMV transaction expertise
Mark Fouche
Course was well structured and gives a complete overview and in-depth knowledge of EMV Implementation. The trainer demonstrated in-depth expertise of the ma...
Read MoreCourse was well structured and gives a complete overview and in-depth knowledge of EMV Implementation. The trainer demonstrated in-depth expertise of the material with some great examples and exercises to reinforce the learning. The problem solving videos at the end of the course also provides real life examples of solving issues with EMV and was very useful. Great course !!!!
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Who is the course intended for?
I built the course with the following audience in mind: people who need strong EMV technical knowledge to be effective and efficient in their work. This includes roles in the following areas:
- Payment terminal EMV certification
- Payment terminal integration
- Payment terminal development or quality assurance
- Troubleshooting transaction failures for banks or acquirers
- Chip card issuance
- Chip card development or quality assurance
- Consulting in any of the areas above
I hope you’ll enjoy taking this course as much as I enjoyed building it.
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