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EMV’s Slow Crawl Into Retail

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Last year, starting in about August, the big EMV countdown was underway — though the question as to whether they were going to “make it” was already answered. 1, around half of “big retailers” had EMV while smaller retailers were clocking in at 10 percent to 33 percent, depending on whose count one liked. They weren’t.

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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition

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Never mind the people who start rummaging around in their purse or wallet to pull out their cards after stepping up to the checkout counter. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. is nothing new.

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