Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

As Canada’s payment cards go to EMV, will fraud migration push U.S. banks to join the smart card world?

Thursday, March 15, 2007


Andy Williams, Contributing Editor

With Canada and Mexico rapidly moving towards EMV deployment, witness the world’s largest player in the credit card market, the United States, left out in the cold. Some say it’s not a matter of if, but when, the U.S. will implement EMV. One reason: once its northern and southern neighbors are EMV-complaint, crooks may find much easier pickings in the U.S.

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