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PCI's not enough: Breach prevention needs chips and tokens

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EMV, encryption are all necessary to protect merchants from data breaches, writes Jeff Zimmerman, COO of Clearent. PCI compliance can't solve all security problems.

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Chargebacks Have Merchants Scared Straight (To EMV)

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The EMV liability shift just hit the six-month mark , the force of mobile continues to strengthen, and industry players are shape-shifting their business models all while authenticating consumers just keeps getting more complex – and that’s the tip of the iceberg. Merchants have a lot going on these days. “I think that before Oct.

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Red Roof Inn Goes EMV At The POS

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Ingenico said Red Roof, which is already a client, chose to upgrade its current POS system to be more secure and EMV-ready. With the new POS terminals, Red Roof can accept any method of electronic payment, including EMV chip-and-PIN, chip-and-sign, magstripe, signature capture and NFC/contactless methods, including Apple Pay and Android Pay.

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New Chip Card Security Flaw Found

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A new flaw has turned up in the chip-based cards on offer in the U.S. This means fraudsters can continue to clone mag striped EMV cards and find them useful. This means fraudsters can continue to clone mag striped EMV cards and find them useful. “There’s a common misperception EMV solves everything.

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Moving To Safeguard PII, Bit By Byte And Chip by Chip

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No longer are they focusing on credit and debit cards — those brazen attempts have been at least partly blunted by EMV and tokenization initiatives. Intel noted its own tech solutions for transactions, tied to hardware and encryption, focus on personal information and payment card data.

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At The POS Of The Future, Consumers Will Pay With Sound

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Today, the most encrypted way to transact is by Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards. Any credit card with a chip is capable of tap-to-pay transactions in an EMV-enabled POS setting, but, more often than not (at least in the U.S.), That’s why we’re here.”.

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Startup Revives Old Tool to Battle New Breed of Online Fraud

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With the rise of online card fraud and the availability of new EMV and encryption technology, a San Mateo, Calif.-based based startup sees an opportunity to combine these new tools with a card reader called Chip Shield.

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