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Mastercard Data Show Chip Cards Are Worth the Wait When it Comes to Card Fraud

 

While we may not be enthused with the longer check out times associated with the move to chip cards, data from MasterCard shows a few more minutes is making all the difference when it comes to credit card fraud.

Credit card fraud is down by more than 60% at Mastercard’s top five EMV-enabled merchants since chip cards were introduced late last year, according to the company.

Mastercard reports that 8 out of 10 of its U.S. cardholders have chips and counts 1.7 million chip-active merchants on its network — about 30% of total U.S. retailers. During a similar appraisal in May, Visa estimated 1.2 million stores were chip enabled.

Source: Mastercard: Chip cards cut fraud by 60% | Chain Store Age

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Chris Versace, Chief Investment Officer
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