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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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Frustrated Merchants Seek Federal Intervention on Debit Routing

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Citing a growing frustration with how the EMV transition has interfered with merchants' options for PIN debit transaction routing and authorization, the Merchant Advisory Group for the first time is asking federal auditors to examine the practices of some debit card issuers.

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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Financial institutions (FIs) cannot simply expect the popularity of debit to persist unaided, however, and must continue to innovate to keep fraud rates at a minimum. Card issuers, networks and retailers all must play a part in defending against such breaches. A Big-Picture Approach To Thwarting Debit Fraud.

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Mastercard’s Kirkpatrick: So Long, Farewell To Signature At The POS

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Tomorrow, April 13, signing a receipt at the end of a Mastercard credit or debit transaction at the physical POS will become a relic of payments history. market development EVP Linda Kirkpatrick – shared a coffee shop anecdote about waiting in line behind someone who whipped out her debit card to pay for a $2.30

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PYMNTS’ Data Dive: Strange Bedfellows Edition — Card Networks, EMV And Retail

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On the EMV front, Home Depot decided it felt strongly enough about Chip and PIN that that it sue MasterCard and Visa over it.Walmart Canada decided it would stop accepting Visa cards since they say they are too expensive. Home Depot – Another EMV Lawsuit Joins The Party . Because in the U.S. There is money on the table.

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