EMV in the US: Are we ready for EMV in the US to join global parity? Javelin Strategy & Research's infographic depicts the critical obstacles that are hindering EMV. Only 1 in 5 small merchants are knowledgeable about EMV. Only 1.5% of cards and less than 10% of terminals are EMV-enabled in the US currently. This graphic resulted from a large study of EMV readiness "EMV in USA: Assessment of Merchant and Card Issuer Readiness" report.