The sort of is, now. Retailers in the US that don't support chip cards now have to accept the liability for fraud. For many retailers, that means getting new cr

The sort of is, now. Retailers in the US that don't support chip cards now have to accept the liability for fraud. For many retailers, that means getting new credit card terminals... and if you're upgrading your credit card terminal, I'm guessing the new one would support contactless payments as well.