Category Archives: Smart Cards

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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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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Chip and PIN is hackable too

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

Not only do we know that regular smart cards are easily hacked, now there’s evidence that Chip and PIN is hackable too. 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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