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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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Mastercard extends EMV deadline at gas pumps, adds fraud protection

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In line with the other major card brands, Mastercard is extending its EMV liability shift at gas pumps to April 2021. It is also launching a data-driven fraud protection tool for fuel merchants who have not completed their upgrade to chip-card EMV pumps.

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Home Depot Sues MasterCard, Visa Over Chip Card Security

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Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves, The Home Depot says in a new federal antitrust lawsuit. Home Depot pushed hard to activate chip-enabled checkout terminals at all of its stores after the 2014 attack. District Court in Atlanta.

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Mastercard Rolls Out Security Tools To Prevent Gas Station Fraud

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Mastercard has announced a series of consumer protections aimed at protecting customers and merchants from fraud at fuel stations. The enhanced consumer protection program was designed to provide merchants and banks with tools to help them navigate the heightened risk of fraud, Mastercard said.

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Mastercard Says Fraud Costs Dropped 54% Since (EMV) October 2015

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One year into the shift to chip-enabled cards — for the U.S., that is — Mastercard said on Monday (Sept. The card giant said that, as of July of this year, 88 percent of its U.S.-based 12) that data shows a “ positive impact ” through the technology across stakeholders, including issuing banks, consumers and merchants.

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: EMV A Resounding Success, Says Mastercard

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EMV adoption is well on its way one year after the introduction of chip-enabled cards, and more adopters will jump on for the ride following Mastercard’s press release on Sept. Mastercard reports that banks, consumers and merchants are all experiencing a positive impact and a drop in fraud from the use of chip cards.

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Following MasterCard and Visa, Amex Alters EMV Liability

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American Express has joined Visa and MasterCard in adjusting chargeback policies for merchants that have not yet migrated to chip card payments.

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