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I was working on credit/debit card auth. 20+ years ago, and we wondered then why it didn't go all smart card. That division was housed with the smart card group

I was working on credit/debit card auth. 20+ years ago, and we wondered then why it didn't go all smart card. That division was housed with the smart card group, and Europe was going smart card. Debit card security was pretty good at the time, but this was all a long time ago.

toomuchtodo 13y ago
> and we wondered then why it didn't go all smart card. Because nobody wants to pay for it; its cheaper to push the cost onto the merchant.
TwoBit 13y ago
Isn't the US going to smart cards within a couple years?