Visa Inc.

• Visa Says There Are 3.5 Million Smart Cards Now in U.S.

  By David Morrison  |  May 29, 2013

  Chip-embedded cards hit new milestone in U.S., major issuer announces.

• Chip Cards Hit the Million Mark, Says Visa

  By David Morrison  |  February 12, 2012

  Visa USA has reported that U.S. financial institutions have issued more than one million credit and debit cards that use information on embedded computer chips to validate transactions instead of magnetic stripe technology.

• Chip Cards Hit 1 Million in U.S., Visa Says

  By David Morrison  |  February 6, 2012

  Card brand says strong interest among large issuers and small.

• Visa Emphasizing That New Cards Will Not Need Offline PINs

  By David Morrison  |  January 16, 2012

  Card firm seeks to clarify coming EMV offering's impact.

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  Aite Group Report: MasterCard to Require ATMs to Take EMV Cards by April 2013

  By Robert McGarvey  |  September 7, 2011

  Analyst says multiple sources indicate April 2013 deadline, "a blink of an eye in banking."

• EMV Chip-and-Pin a Go at PSCU Financial Services

  By Marc Rapport  |  August 24, 2011

  PSCU Financial Services is joining in the EMV wave, rolling out new credit cards that carry both EMV chip-and-PIN security and traditional magnetic stripes.

• CUs Expect to Spend More On Fraud

  By David Morrison  |  August 22, 2011

  NAFCU poll finds credit unions spending an average of $165,000 each on card fraud prevention in 2010.

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  On Smart Card Chips, Visa Changes Course

  By David Morrison  |  August 17, 2011

  After years of steadily holding back support for embedding smart chips into U.S. issued cards, the largest card brand has announced it will now back the use of smart card technology in the U.S.

• PSCU Jumps into EMV Fray

  By Marc Rapport  |  August 10, 2011

  PSCU Financial Services is now offering its 680 owner credit unions new plastic with EMV chip-and-PIN for overseas members.

• Visa Will Use PCI Exemption to Help Push Chip Adoption

  By David Morrison  |  August 9, 2011

  Merchants who use chip-and-PIN at least 75% of time will be exempted from annual validation of PCI compliance by card company.