Chip And Signature news and trends

FBI Says PIN Needed To Make Chip Secure — Then Backs Off
News // October 12, 2015

The FBI was strongly in favor of chip-and-PIN cards over chip-and-signature and then, all of a sudden, apparently less so. On Thursday (Oct. 8), the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to consumers, merchants and law enforcement that chip-based payment cards — while safer...

Discover CEO: EMV Rollout Will Be Rocky
Hmmm // April 22, 2015

During Discover’s first-quarter earnings call with analysts yesterday (April 21), CEO David Nelms offered something of a reality check on the coming EMV migration and liability shift. “I think, more broadly, I expect that this is going to be a somewhat rocky rollout for the...

Walmart: EMV Signatures Are Worthless
News // April 06, 2015

Walmart’s top payments executive told a conference last week that letting banks issue EMV credit cards without PINs makes a mockery of EMV security, CNN Money reported. “Signature is worthless as a form of authentication,” Walmart senior VP and assistant treasurer Mike Cook said during...

Banks Opting For Less Secure Signature Cards
News // January 06, 2015

Many major U.S. banks could be looking toward better security measures that use chip-and-PIN technology, but instead are opting for new credit cards to use chip-and-signature security, The Wall-Street Journal reported. More than a half-billion new credit cards embedded with computer chips are anticipated to be...

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FBI Says PIN Needed To Make Chip Secure — Then Backs Off

October 12, 2015
The FBI was strongly in favor of chip-and-PIN cards over chip-and-signature and then, all of a sudden, apparently less so. On Thursday (Oct. 8), the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to consumers, merchants and law enforcement that chip-based payment cards — while safer than traditional mag stripe cards — were more secure when […]

Walmart: EMV Signatures Are Worthless

April 06, 2015
Walmart’s top payments executive told a conference last week that letting banks issue EMV credit cards without PINs makes a mockery of EMV security, CNN Money reported. “Signature is worthless...

Banks Opting For Less Secure Signature Cards

January 06, 2015
Many major U.S. banks could be looking toward better security measures that use chip-and-PIN technology, but instead are opting for new credit cards to use chip-and-signature security, The Wall-Street Journal reported....