Managed certification is the option for teams that want to ship a payment product, not run a certification project. We handle the entire EMV Level 3 process — testing, processor coordination, card brand submission, findings management — without ever touching your codebase. Your team focuses on the product. We deliver the certification.
Managed certification isn't about doing the same work cheaper. It's about taking a process that wrecks engineering roadmaps and turning it into something that runs in the background while your team ships features. Here's what changes.
Our managed process cuts certification timelines by up to 70% versus the traditional path. We don't get there by skipping steps — we get there by owning the bottlenecks: test tools, processor relationships, card brand submission cycles. The work that usually sits in queues moves continuously.
We never touch your codebase. You keep your IP, your architecture, and your engineering autonomy. We work against the interfaces and specifications, run testing on our owned infrastructure, and hand back a certified result — not a fork of your application.
Managed certification typically runs around 50% below traditional vendor pricing. No FIME, MV, or ICC tool rentals to pass through. No per-hour clock running while we wait for a third party. Fixed-scope SOWs, milestone-based billing, no surprises on the final invoice.
Backed by direct relationships with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover — and over 40 managed certifications delivered. A 97% first-pass success rate means submissions get approved on the first try, not after three rounds of findings and re-tests.
The reason this works at scale: every part of the pipeline is engineered for repeat efficiency. Pre-configured test cases, automation across phases, owned tooling, and processor APIs that drop straight in — no improvising, no learning on your timeline.
Ready-to-run test suites aligned with current global card brand standards. Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover — the scenarios are wired and waiting.
Automated test execution and real-time validation across every certification phase. Errors caught instantly, not three weeks into a manual review.
Findings caught and resolved internally before submission. The card brand reviews a clean package, which means approval on the first attempt — not after three rounds.
All managed testing runs on PCI DSS-compliant infrastructure. Your test data, credentials, and transaction logs are protected end-to-end.
Direct API compatibility with the major processors, gateway platforms, and terminal management systems. We connect where your stack already lives.
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover — and regional schemes where applicable. When something needs escalating, we go to the source.
EMV certification doesn't have to be the thing that delays your roadmap, blows your quarter, or kills a partnership deal. Managed certification turns it into infrastructure — predictable, fast, off your team's plate.
Pull your engineers off feature work to wrestle with EMV findings and you pay twice — lost feature velocity now, an outcome they won't repeat for years. Managed certification keeps them on what only they can do.
Shorter certification timelines mean shorter time-to-revenue. Certify in months instead of years and you get to compete in deals where the competition is still writing requirements.
Customers, partners, and acquirers all watch how you execute. Hitting a stated certification date builds trust. With 97% first-pass approval, the date we set is the date we hit.
Tell us what you're certifying. We'll come back with a scope, a milestone schedule, and a fixed price — and you'll hear back from a payments engineer, not a sales rep.
Tell us what you're certifying. We'll come back with a fixed scope, a milestone schedule, and a realistic completion date — without ever asking for access to your codebase. Your engineers stay on the roadmap. We deliver the certification.