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Merchants empowered by Fed's clarity on debit routing

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Merchants may have gained an edge in their dispute with Visa over how EMV debit transaction routing is handled at the point of sale.

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EMV Chip Cards: What You Need to Know About PIN or Signature Cards and How They Work

Stax

EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip card use has continued to expand in use since its tumultuous rollout in 2015. The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. What Types of EMV Chip Cards Are There?

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Frustrated Merchants Seek Federal Intervention on Debit Routing

Payments Source

Citing a growing frustration with how the EMV transition has interfered with merchants' options for PIN debit transaction routing and authorization, the Merchant Advisory Group for the first time is asking federal auditors to examine the practices of some debit card issuers.

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Visa Adjusts Policies On Debit Routing

PYMNTS

22) that it is working to modify its debit routing policies, saying that it has “modified and clarified” its rules to boost EMV chip card adoption in the United States. The first, said Visa, supports the more than a dozen domestic debit networks that exist alongside, and as alternatives to, Visa Debit.

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FTC inquiry casts fresh attention on U.S. debit routing issues

Payments Source

The specific impetus for the Federal Trade Commission's inquiry into Visa and Mastercard's debit transaction routing processes is not entirely clear, but it likely stems from the effect that advanced payments technology has had on Durbin amendment compliance.

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Credit Card Machine for Small Businesses

Cardfellow

With a credit card machine, youll be able to take credit and debit. Some models include built-in PIN pads for PIN debit transactions.) Some machines let you take magstripe, EMV chip, and NFC (contactless) payments while others only accept magstripe and EMV.

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PYMNTS’ Data Dive: Strange Bedfellows Edition — Card Networks, EMV And Retail

PYMNTS

On the EMV front, Home Depot decided it felt strongly enough about Chip and PIN that that it sue MasterCard and Visa over it.Walmart Canada decided it would stop accepting Visa cards since they say they are too expensive. Home Depot – Another EMV Lawsuit Joins The Party . Because in the U.S. There is money on the table.

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