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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. What Types of EMV Chip Cards Are There?

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How EMV has grown beyond the chip on a card

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The role of EMVCo — which is often seen as an extension of the card brands that deals only with chip-based EMV plastic cards— has come into sharper focus.

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The U.S. edges out Western Europe for second most EMV chip cards deployed

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American financial institutions have surpassed 1 billion EMV chip cards in force to take second place in total EMV cards deployed, behind only the global leader, Asia Pacific.

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EMV deadline nears for gas stations, but many won't make it

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After postponing enforcement for years, the card brands are implementing an EMV liability shift at fuel stations, which still struggle to make the upgrades necessary for chip-card acceptance.

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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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KFC switches on EMV chip cards with Ingenico tech

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KFC is finally converting its point of sale terminals to accept EMV chip cards, opting for a semi-integrated system to accept all payment types.

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EMV Group Rebrands to Go Beyond Chip Cards

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The industry-led EMV Migration Forum is changing its name and expanding its focus to accommodate the myriad changes that are happening alongside the move to chip cards.