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Chip Cards

Each time you insert your chip card into a chip-enabled terminal, a unique security code is generated. This makes it extremely difficult for anyone to reuse your information and better…
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Chip cards are the cards of the future.

Chip cards are credit and debit cards embedded with a microprocessor on the front and the traditional magnetic stripe on the back. They are also known as “chip”, “smart” or…
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WHY THE CHIP MATTERS

A chip adds another layer of security to cards when used at a chip card reader. During the chip transaction, the chip produces a single-use code to validate the transaction…
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About chip cards

As chip technology will soon become the security standard in the U.S., many merchants are beginning to accept chip cards and we want you to be ready. You’ll enjoy greater…
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Payment Security in Multiple Layers

Visa connects the world through secure commerce and is constantly working to protect your payment information. Visa’s global fraud rate is less than 6 cents for every $100 transacted –…
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What’s an EMV chip card?

We all use our debit and credit cards for shopping, eating out and buying groceries. Soon you can do so with the added security benefits of an EMV chip card.…
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Safety and Security

We know that safety and security are top priorities for our issuers, your customers, merchants and others. That’s why we won’t stand still in developing new and better ways to keep payments safe. As…
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