Is EMV and Industry Mandate?

Modified on Thu, 17 Jan, 2019 at 3:32 PM

No. The EMV card standard is not a government-enforced or payment industry mandate at this time. It is simply an industry-wide call-to action aimed at improving the security for face-to-face payment transactions and reducing fraud that results from counterfeit, lost and stolen cards.


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