QuickBooks POS R6 Update – EMV, Windows 10, etc…

Intuit recently released an update for QuickBooks POS v12.0. The main focus of this update is the long awaited ability to process EMV Chip Payments.

EMV is a new US credit card payment standard meant to make credit transactions more secure. “EMV” stands for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa – the developers of this standard. Until now, merchants who were not equipped to accept chip enabled cards Intuit has been covering liability for any fraudulent card purchases where EMV inability is a factor. With this update and the oncoming ability to acquire an EMV Chip Card Reader for QuickBooks POS, Intuit will soon be shifting the liability back to the customer.

Here is a readout of exactly what is included in this most recent update:

General	All lists will now populate completely upon opening when Point of Sale 12.0 is installed on the Windows 10 Operating System Point of Sale will no longer time out after four or more hours of inactivity
MAS	Point of Sale 12.0 is now EMV ready when used in conjunction with the Ingenico EMV-ready IPP350 PIN Pad. To be fully EMV ready, 12.0 must be updated to the latest release (R6) and used with the Ingenico EMV-ready IPP350 PIN Pad. An incorrect authorization code of “**” will no longer be returned when attempting to authorize a credit card. Authorization codes will now only be returned as a series of numbers to ensure the transaction was successfully authorized.
Sales, Purchasing and Items	The Item Description for Customer Orders will not longer truncate after saving the order and reopening at a later time.