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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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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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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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Amex Gives Merchants EMV Chargeback Break

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American Express has announced changes to its EMV chargeback policy in order to ease the transition as merchants migrate their POS systems to be EMV-compliant. Amex will also limit the number of counterfeit fraud chargebacks to a total of 10 per card account. We recognize the migration to EMV in the U.S.

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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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Credit Card Chips Still Under Attack From Thieves

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Consumers might have felt a bit safer using their credit card with the introduction of EMV chip technology, but thieves looking to steal your information have managed to find a way to still gain access to PIN numbers, as well as your card’s chip in some cases.

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Europe, CNP Fraud Trendsetter?

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Just as payment methods are varied, so too are the ways that people pay, and whether, given a certain locale, they prefer paper (cash) over plastic (via mag stripe or chip card), or mobile over interactions with the cashier — these differences color fraud as well. Europe may offer a tell on the fraud to come.