Day: July 25, 2016

IDG Contributor Network: What’s holding back EMV?

By Evan Schuman New stats from Visa paint a sobering picture of the acceptance of EMV, a.k.a. chip cards. June stats from what Visa says are the “top states for chip-ready merchants” show that 66% of merchants are not yet able to handle EMV. Nationally, that “do not accept” number jumps to 72%. This is…