Category Archives: Contactless Cards

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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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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Walmart: “My Way or the Highway”

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

Wal-Mart has decided that the U.S should migrate to Chip and PIN cards with comments like “… It has to be PIN or nothing.” Continue reading →

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Real Time Keylogging

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

Real time keylogging malware makes one-time password technology obsolete. Continue reading →

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Smart Card will “Totally Eliminate Identity Theft”

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Tom Mahoney

Biometrics in a credit card, but apparently Visa and MasterCard aren’t on board. Continue reading →

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