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USDA proposes chip and tap-to-pay tech for EBT cards
Original: USDA proposes adding chip and tap-to-pay tech to EBT cards
The USDA has proposed upgrading SNAP food assistance cards, known as EBT, to include chip and tap-to-pay technology, replacing the magnetic stripe currently in use. The move would bring benefit cards in line with modern payment cards and could reduce skimming fraud, which has been a growing problem for benefit recipients. Retailers and state agencies would need to update card readers and systems.
Why now: The proposal directly affects millions of SNAP recipients and retailers, and follows rising skimming fraud on EBT cards.
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- USDA proposes adding chip and tap-to-pay tech to EBT cards · Grocery Dive
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