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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 11:18 am
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Originally Posted by Reindeerflame
So, why don't all card issuers in the US just start issuing all new cards with the chip and pin or chip and signature features, beginning now?
There's a discussion of that in the US EMV thread mentioned above. Seems to be some combination of cost + Americans don't care because we don't visit foreign countries + we fear technology.
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