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Kevin Medina

Software executive with over three decades of experience. Focus primarily on the payment industry and FinTech technologies

EMV Level 2 Certification, Explained
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EMV Level 2 Certification, Explained

Every chip-card transaction you have ever tapped or inserted passed through a piece of software you never see: the EMV kernel. EMV Level 2 certification is what proves that kernel works correctly and securely before a terminal is ever allowed near a live card.

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 7 min read
Understanding MDB Levels and How They Shape Vending Payments
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Understanding MDB Levels and How They Shape Vending Payments

A practical guide to MDB Levels 1, 2, and 3, the protocol that governs how your vending machine handles payment. Learn how each level shapes transaction speed, user flow, and the contactless tap-to-pay experience, and which one to target.

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 3 min read
Built by Payment Engineers, For Payment Engineers: The Paying.co Developer Toolkit
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Built by Payment Engineers, For Payment Engineers: The Paying.co Developer Toolkit

Most payment platforms hand you a dashboard and a support queue. We took a different route. Paying.co puts the same parsing and decoding logic our team relies on during certification directly in your browser — free, client-side, and no sign-up.

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 6 min read
What Is PCI Compliance? Levels, Requirements, and How to Stay Compliant (2026 Guide)
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What Is PCI Compliance? Levels, Requirements, and How to Stay Compliant (2026 Guide)

If your business touches a credit card number at any point, whether you swipe it, tap it, key it in, or simply pass it to a processor, you are operating inside the world of PCI compliance. For merchants, ISVs, and payment engineers alike, understanding the Payment Card Industry Data Security..

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 8 min read
Payment Engineering, On Demand
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Payment Engineering, On Demand

Your developers know your application inside out. Payments shouldn't be the thing that slows them down.

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 3 min read
Build and Publish Websites Instantly and Never Leave Your Claude Conversation

Build and Publish Websites Instantly and Never Leave Your Claude Conversation

How to Install the Landed.net MCP Connector for Claude AI If you've ever wanted to create and publish a

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 9 min read
Puny.io + Pumble: Powerful Link Management Right Where Your Team Works
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Puny.io + Pumble: Powerful Link Management Right Where Your Team Works

We're excited to announce that Puny.io – Mojave Technologies' security-first URL shortening and link management platform, is now officially

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 3 min read
Build, publish, and share custom web pages - all from a single AI conversation using Landed.net and Puny.io.
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Build, publish, and share custom web pages - all from a single AI conversation using Landed.net and Puny.io.

ghost-blog-landed-puny-mcp (2).html21 KBdownload-circle What if you could design a complete custom web page, publish it live, and generate branded short links

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 10 min read
How to Install the Puny.io MCP Connector for Claude AI
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How to Install the Puny.io MCP Connector for Claude AI

Tutorial Connect Puny's secure link shortening and sharing platform directly to Claude using the Model Context Protocol—and start shortening

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 9 min read
Our Pulse Connector for Unattended Is Now Available on Datacap!
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Our Pulse Connector for Unattended Is Now Available on Datacap!

We're excited to announce that Mojave Technologies' Pulse Connector is now available on the Datacap platform — bringing modern cashless

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 1 min read
Unlock Your Digital Potential: Landed.net Revolutionizes Web Creation with Powerful New Features
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Unlock Your Digital Potential: Landed.net Revolutionizes Web Creation with Powerful New Features

Unlock Your Digital Potential: landed.net Revolutionizes Web Creation with Powerful New Features In today's fast-paced digital landscape, having a

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Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 5 min read
Launching Your Next Product? Here's Why Omelette.net Should Be Your First Stop

Launching Your Next Product? Here's Why Omelette.net Should Be Your First Stop

Launching a new product is exhilarating—but it's also risky. You've invested time, resources, and creative energy into

Kevin Medina
Kevin Medina · · 5 min read