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Home Depot Sues MasterCard, Visa Over Chip Card Security

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Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves, The Home Depot says in a new federal antitrust lawsuit. District Court in Atlanta. Atlanta-based Home Depot says new payment cards with “chip” technology remain less secure in the U.S.

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PAAY Partners With Bluefin To Further Secure eCommerce Transactions

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Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. New York-headquartered PAAY, a consumer authentication innovator co-founded in 2011 by James Ruffer and Yitz Mendlowitz, has a new security solution that aims to obliterate hacking and fraud threats.

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Credit And Debit Cards Account For More Than Two-Thirds Of US Payments

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Credit and debit card payments are continuing to increase in terms of usage, with the Federal Reserve finding credit and debit card payments accounted for more than two-thirds of all noncash payments in the U.S. Among the key findings of the report was an increase of card payments to 19.9 from 2012 to 2015. What’s more, U.S.

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Norway Watchdog Says Bank Overcharged Customers $83M

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Just last week, Home Depot launched a new federal antitrust lawsuit claiming that Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves. District Court in Atlanta. Atlanta-based Home Depot says new payment cards with “chip” technology remain less secure in the U.S.

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

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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. And according the the Atlanta-based building supplies retailer, that flaw is putting both customers and retailers at risk.

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Main Street SMBs, Digital AP, GoodRx’s IPO Tops This Week’s News

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Mastercard Expands Digital Card Program To Include Instant Access, eWallet . Mastercard has grown its Digital-First Card Program in North America as demand rises for digitally-driven money management offerings. MineralTree bought Atlanta-based Regal Software and California FinTech Inspyrus. Have A Credit Card In Your Purse?

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Consumer Class-Action Suit Against Visa, Mastercard Allowed To Go Forward

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Home Depot launched a federal antitrust suit earlier this year in which it contends Visa and Mastercard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves. Atlanta-based Home Depot said new payment cards with “chip” technology remain less secure in the U.S.

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