Electronic Payments Coalition
May 23, 2016 No Comments
The Durbin Amendment, a.k.a. “merchant markup,” allows big box retailers to pocket $8 billion dollars a year from customers’ purchases. That’s $32 billion since Congress passed this law and retail…
Electronic Payments Coalition
May 10, 2016 No Comments
On May 10, 2016, EPC sent a letter to House leadership explaining why H.R. 2205 is needed to better protect consumer information. This letter is a follow-up to an earlier…
Electronic Payments Coalition
April 27, 2016 No Comments
A statement from Molly Wilkinson, executive director of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) in support of the Data Security Act of 2015, H.R. 2205: Despite recent claims from representatives of…
Electronic Payments Coalition
March 14, 2016 No Comments
The electronic payments industry works tirelessly to ensure consumers’ private data and money are protected during each transaction. This includes improving current security measures and investing in innovative solutions on…
Electronic Payments Coalition
March 2, 2016 No Comments
In his recent commentary, Lyle Beckwith continues to push the myopic perspective of PIN technology. Unfortunately, his singular focus on credit card security ignores the need to protect consumers’ retail…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 17, 2016 No Comments
Four out of every five consumers (82%) want to choose what sort of payment technology they can use at the register, according to a new study by Morning Consult. The company surveyed 2,028 registered…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 17, 2016 No Comments
Many banks are now issuing customers more secure chip-based credit cards, and most retailers now have card terminals in their checkout lanes that can handle the “dip” of chip-card transactions…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 8, 2016 No Comments
82 percent of voters agree that consumers should have a choice about what type of payment technology they want to use, according to a new Morning Consult poll released today.…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 4, 2016 No Comments
But Sam Fabens, spokesman for the Electronic Payments Coalition, said that while the EMV transition is gradual, it is happening. “There have been more chip cards issued in the…
We are the credit unions, community banks, payment card networks, and institutions who support the backbone of our economic system: electronic payments.
