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EMV

The English word “EMV” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A payment method based upon a technical standard for smart payment cards and the terminals and ATMs that can accept them.

Etymology

Originally an initialism for "Europay, Mastercard, Visa", the three companies that created the standard.

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