New sellers who purchase a Square Reader for
magnetic stripe cards from one of our retail distribution partners are offered a rebate equal to the price paid.
Not exact matches
It's complicated, but under the new rules, if a customer walks into a store with a chip
card and the store hasn't updated its point - of - sale equipment to accept chip
cards, the merchant is liable for any fraud that occurs
from using the
card the old way, by swiping the
magnetic stripe.
Thieves can then sell that data to crooks who specialize in encoding the stolen data onto any
card with a
magnetic stripe, and using the
cards to purchase high - priced electronics and gift
cards from big - box stores like Target and Best Buy.
The cost to us of manufacturing and distributing Square Readers for
magnetic stripe cards is partially offset by amounts received
from retail distribution partners.
This technology is behind memory applications ranging
from kilobyte
magnetic stripe cards to terabyte computer hard disks.
For hotels that don't have the new
card readers, customers still must swipe their credit
card, and information
from the
magnetic stripe can easily be replicated by fraudsters.
While American credit
card issuers are taking baby steps toward using the chip - and - PIN technology that's largely replaced
magnetic stripe credit
cards in Europe, they're likely not moving fast enough to prevent Europeans
from facing major challenges when using their credit
cards in the United States.
Or for peace of mind, take along a Chip - and - PIN Cash Passport preloaded
card from Travelex, which works where your regular
magnetic stripe card won't.