We Do Want Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards
The NRF is madly in love with the safer EMV card technology and has been pushing for its adoption for many years. Oh, but they want someone else to pay for it....
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Why Europe Is not a Paragon of Credit Card Security
The US can't be blamed for European ineptitude: there are simple things EU banks should be doing to minimize cross-border credit card fraud, but are not doing....
Why the U.S. Has not Adopted Chip-Based Credit Cards
U.S. issuers have preferred taking huge mag-stripe-related fraud losses, because a switch to the more secure EMV card technology would've been even more costly....
How European Banks Help Criminals Get Top Buck for Stolen Credit Cards
By shutting down their systems on weekends, European credit card processors are helping criminals get the best price for the stolen card data they sell....
France Takes over as Europe’s Top Location for Credit Card Fraud
Credit card fraudsters seem to be making progress in breaking down the new smart-chip technology's defenses in France, Germany, Italy and Europe as a whole....