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EMV Chip Cards: What You Need to Know About PIN or Signature Cards and How They Work

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EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip card use has continued to expand in use since its tumultuous rollout in 2015. The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions.

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Why Would Anyone Delay Chip Card Adoption?

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As the payments industry progresses through the first stage (POS terminals) of the EMV liability shift and gets closer to the second stage (ATMs), a lingering question that can be asked is, why would any card issuer not want to get certified for EMV?

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EMV's Prepaid Problem: Issuers Aren't Interested in the Security

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New Orleans--As credit and debit card issuers start to see the benefits of EMV-chip card security, prepaid would seem to be the logical next step. But prepaid issuers remain unconvinced of the security benefits of EMV.

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?

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don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. Card issuers have been slow to release contactless cards due to limited acceptance at the point of sale. JPMorgan Chase will roll out new Visa-branded contactless EMV cards this year.

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How Much Do Credit Card Companies Charge Merchants?

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Breakdown of credit card processing fees Credit card processing fees are charged to merchants for each credit card transaction processed. For instance, integrating a payment gateway that optimizes interchange fees or software that automatically updates credit card information can lower costs.

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Amex Gives Merchants EMV Chargeback Break

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Amex will also limit the number of counterfeit fraud chargebacks to a total of 10 per card account. Under these new policies, the card issuer, instead of the merchant, will cover the liability for the additional counterfeit fraud transaction disputed from a card account after those 10 chargebacks.

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Credit Card Chips Still Under Attack From Thieves

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Card-not-present fraud, which is when a thief buys something online or by phone, rose 40 percent last year. Experts say the main reason for theft with chip cards is when banks and vendors don’t correctly implement the chip card standard, known as EMV.

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