Because the watch uses both NFC and
magnetic stripe technology, it works with traditional credit card readers.
Not exact matches
Banks are pushing for the switch to EMV
technology because cards with chips are more difficult to counterfeit than the traditional American credit card with a
magnetic stripe.
This
technology is behind memory applications ranging from kilobyte
magnetic stripe cards to terabyte computer hard disks.
This makes the card more difficult to counterfeit.While
magnetic stripe debit cards are secure, chip
technology provides enhanced security to our members.
This
technology is more secure than
magnetic stripes, which has led to wide adoption overseas.
A pet retailer can continue processing cards with the
magnetic stripe and ignore the EMV
technology.
Your new card will have a
magnetic stripe for use in the U.S., until we complete the migration to chip
technology in the next year or two, but if you find yourself heading to Europe or any country that has already migrated to EMV, you'll have a safe and travel - friendly chip card at hand.
(If your card is exclusively
magnetic stripe, (the old, common system) that could be an issue for overseas travel — best to apply for a card that carries the chip
technology, called EMV.)
The most important thing you can do is ensure your credit card is sporting the latest processing
technology — the EMV microchip — rather than relying on outdated
magnetic -
stripe technology.
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.
Like most of the credit cards made in the U.S., they sport that familiar
magnetic stripe, and use a
technology that is being phased out in many parts of the world, particularly Europe, where chip - and - PIN cards are considered a safeguard against identity theft.
These have chip
technology (in addition to a
magnetic stripe), but unlike European versions they require a signature rather than a PIN.
LoopPay's contactless
magnetic secure transmission
technology works with
magnetic stripe readers.
MST
technology simulates a credit card swipe by transmitting information through a
magnetic field rather than a
magnetic stripe.
LoopPay's
technology works in conjunction with the
magnetic -
stripe card readers already at checkout counters.