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May 16, 2016 | 4:20 pm

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Originally Posted by atword

There was some discussion in this thread about chip+signature vs chip+PIN. It looks like Walmart has taken a side that could potentially benefit those of us that want chip+PIN to make international travel easier:

Walmart sues Visa over chip transactions with debit cards

I don't use my chip enabled debit for purchases but it seems that Walmart is only suing because of the fees:

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The lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York Supreme Court says that Visa requires Walmart to accept signature-based transactions for chip debit cards, which Walmart says are a less secure method of payment than PIN-based payments and more expensive to conduct over Visa's network.