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Top News In Payments: Instant Payments Spread In The Gig Economy; Contactless Cuts Down On Counterfeit Fraud

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Also, Visa says chip cards have reduced counterfeit fraud by 87 percent since their inception, and Grab is planning to earmark $150 million for additional research into artificial intelligence (AI). Visa: Chip Cards Reduce Counterfeit Fraud by 87 Pct. Today in the payments news roundup, almost 40 percent of U.S.

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Tap to Pay: What It Is and How It Works

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Since the first plastic credit card was issued by American Express in 1959 , payment tech progress has been growing exponentially. EMV chip card technology had a good two decades or so, beginning in the mid-’90s. Tapping their phone to a terminal proved far more exciting than tapping the card.

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FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: Chip Shield

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We are working to expand the use of EMV chip technology and tokenization to protect consumer’s payments and identity in the online world. EMV chips can eliminate online fraud by proving the card is present. Account takeover can be stopped by unlocking accounts with a chip card. Features: .

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It

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Aside from a few complaints from those with glasses who needed a little extra help getting it to work exactly as advertised, consumers seem to feel as though it is a much more reliable and safer way to authenticate themselves via the mobile phone. So, we all know this – chip cards were not going to fix the problem of fraud at the POS.

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