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Many are Declaring the Chip-and-Signature as ‘Worthless’

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Jun 23

Many are Declaring the Chip-and-Signature as ‘Worthless’

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Cyber attacks continue to be a major problem for U.S. companies. The majority of other countries have already implemented the chip-and-PIN or EMV-enabled cards while others are in the process of doing so. This new method promises to have a big impact in the prevention of cyber attacks. The U.S., however, is far behind.

According to an article by Forbes in October 2014, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that demanded US government bodies to move towards chip-and-PIN credit cards and terminals. This would replace magnetic strip based technology. While steps have been taken in that direction, the US is still more than a decade behind other developed countries.

Fast forward to April of 2015. The process is still ongoing. Not all involved are happy with the changes that are being made and the impact it will have on their businesses. At the Electronic Transaction Association’s Transact conference that was held the end of March through the beginning of April, the senior vice president and assistant treasurer for Wal-Mart, Mike Cook, shared his doubts.

He expressed the strong belief that migrating to the chip-and-signature card instead of going to PIN “is such a joke” and “barely an improvement over magnetic-stripe cards”. He also pointed out that, during the Target and Home Depot breaches, not one PIN debit card was reissued. The reason being that the card number was worthless to the hacker without knowing the PIN that accompanied it.

Why has US issuers of chip-and-signature cards increased over the chip-and-PIN? The most obvious answer appears to be marketing. The argument is that the extra security offered by PIN is not worth the expensive software upgrades. The vice president of risk products for Visa, Stephanie Ericksen, expressed that she did not see the need for PIN due to the superior technology of other methods, like Apple Pay, that are emerging and are expected to become mainstream in the next few years.

While the debate continues, the need remains for merchants to have a second layer of security for high risk transactions. Without a PIN or password, merchants do not have that. So far, it would seem that the majority have sided with Cook’s feelings on this issue. The findings of the 2015 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey revealed that 92 percent of respondents felt that EMV cards will considerably reduce fraud at the point-of-sale. The survey further revealed that 61 percent felt that chip-and-PIN will be much more effective than the chip-and-signature method.

While decisions are being made and discussed as the EMV deadline of October 2015 quickly approaches, merchants continue to be wary of cyber attacks and their negative effects on their businesses. Merchants that have suffered from delinquencies, bankruptcies and other irregularities or erroneous items on credit reports can still find help.

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