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Visa, MasterCard Delay Gas Pump EMV Liability Shift to 2020
Visa and MasterCard yesterday pushed back the date when liability for fraudulent transactions at gas pumps shifts to the party not equipped with EMV chip technology.
Fed: Debit Fraud Costs Jump 44 Percent in Two Years
Debit card-related fraud losses to merchants, cardholders and issuers rose from 2013 by 44 percent, reaching $2.41 billion in 2015, according to the Federal Reserve’s biennial survey of debit card issuers’ costs released today.
Fed Q&A Interprets Durbin Amendment Routing on EMV
Under the Durbin Amendment, card networks cannot require merchants to allow debit cardholders to choose EMV chip application when one application routes to a single network, according to a Q&A added on Wednesday to the Federal Reserve’s Regulation II frequently asked questions page.
Credit Cards, Online Bill Pay Increase Shares of Payments
Credit cards and online bill pay increased their shares of all payments, according to results from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s 2014 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice released today.
Visa: EMV-Enabled Merchants Seeing Just Half of Previous Fraud
A year after the liability shift for card fraud based on readiness for chip card or EMV capability, merchants that had completed the transition to chip card terminals saw 47 percent less counterfeit fraud in May versus a year earlier, according to figures released today by Visa.
Survey: Despite Card Fraud, Consumers Satisfied with Resolution
While nearly half of U.S. consumers believe they will experience credit or debit card fraud in the next five years — and 42 percent have personally experienced it — victims of fraud are universally satisfied with the way their bank resolved the situation, according to a recent survey.
Boston Fed: Target Breach Triggered No Change in Debit Card Use
Following the Target data breach of 40 million credit and debit card accounts in late 2013, there was little to no change in the use of credit and debit cards, according to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Using Card-Linked Rewards for an Edge
By Monica Meinert
Card-Linked Rewards Give Banks a Competitive Edge
Banks find synergies in promoting local merchants, delighting their customers and boosting debit card profitability.