Elavon, a global payments provider and wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, recently announced its new software development kit, Commerce SDK. which enables businesses to start accepting ApplePay and streamlines a path to EMV, according to a press release. Elavon was one of the first acquirers to offer Apple Pay to merchants for consumer use in the U.S., according to the announcement. 

Elavon said the Commerce SDK comprehensive kit accelerates a business' ability to implement a secure, EMV-compliant payment product by combining Elavon’s global payment processing, EMV certification coding, encryption and tokenization implementation and hardware support for printers, terminals and mobile devices into one package that is easy to integrate. Supported platforms include iOS, Android, Linux, and Windows. Talech, a tablet platform, is integrated into Elavon's Commerce SDK, allowing businesses to accept EMV payments and Apple Pay, according to the announcement. 

"The greatest value Commerce SDK provides to our customers and partners is its scalability; it's designed for businesses across the spectrum," said Wally Mlynarski, vice president of omnicommerce solutions and The Grove for Elavon. "From the large hotel chain with locations across the country to the local sandwich shop down the street, Commerce SDK significantly reduces the time it takes businesses to complete their EMV roll-out. It allows the Point of sale to communicate with printers and terminals, as well as process payments via our Converge Omnicommerce gateway."

Commerce SDK is available to developers at businesses, value-added resellers, agents and solutions providers and is supported by Elavon customer service.