Partners

To ensure the satisfaction of our clients, ELITT has developed efficient and fruitful partnerships with numerous organizations and companies. Though not exhaustive the following table gives an overview:

	The Groupement des Cartes Bancaires CB issues a series of type approvals in card issuing, acceptance and acquiring, for payment systems that have been tested at ELITT and that have been certified. The CB Type Approval allows the manufacturers to sell their products on the "CB" market.
	PayCert provides card schemes and product manufacturers with technical certificates based on laboratory test reports against CB-EMV and SEPA specifications ELITT is accredited by PayCert as a laboratory and is recognised for its skills in performing conformity evaluation tests.
	MasterCard and MasterCard Europe work with the banks of 51 European countries. Within MasterCard Europe, specific teams are dedicated to each area or, as in the case of France, to important countries for the development of their network. The laboratory received since 2003 a delegation on behalf of Mastercard to perform integration tests for CB members.
	Visa Europe provides the VISA brand, systems, services and rules that enable VISA electronic payments between European consumers, businesses and merchants. Visa Europe is part of the global Visa network. It is an association of 4,500 European banks and financial institutions. Since 2004, our laboratory is VISA accredited to perform VISA integration tests for CB members.
	EMVCo, LLC, was formed in February 1999 by Europay International, MasterCard International and Visa International to manage, maintain and enhance the EMV™ Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems. The primary role of the organization is standards maintenance that ensures interoperability and acceptance of payment system integrated circuit cards on a worldwide basis. ELITT’s acceptance laboratory is EMVCo accredited to perform functional Level2 tests.
	The Lower Normandy Region reunites the essential skills and expertise for the accomplishment of an ambitious secure electronic transactions program. ELITT’s a partner of this knowledge and know-how gathering, based on the capacity to materialize innovative projects and to conclude cooperative partnerships on a national and international scale.
	The PCI Security Standards Council 5PCI SSC) is an open global forum for the ongoing development, enhancement, storage, dissemination and implementation of security standards for account data protection. Its mission is to enhance payment account data security by driving education and awareness of the PCI Security Standards. The organization was founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa, Inc. ELITT is certified Qualified Security Assessor by the PCI SSC to perform PCI DSS (Payment Card industry Data Security Standard) conformity audits.