Category Archives: Chip and PIN

Chip and PIN continues to shift fraud

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Tom Mahoney

As everyone predicted, Chip and PIN continues to shift fraud to the Card Not Present world. Continue reading →

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Canadian credit cards delay chip rollout

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

The major card brands are giving Canadian merchants more time to comply with the mandatory conversion to chip and PIN. Continue reading →

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U.S. is slow to use safer credit cards

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

Statesman.com just ran an interesting article on how slow the U.S. has been to accept safer credit card technology. Continue reading →

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A Step Closer to EMV

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

According to Tracy Kitten at The Fraud Blog, First Data is going to roll out chip and PIN for debit cards.  Although it’s not the perfect technology, it’s a step in the right direction for the payment industry. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for an increase in credit card fraud?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

US merchants, are you ready for an increase in fraud? It will happen after October. Continue reading →

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