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Credit card chips, letting kids fail, Kevin McCarthy
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Sep 29, 2015
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Credit card chips, letting kids fail, Kevin McCarthy

All new credit and debit cards will get microchips, how letting kids fail can be a positive thing, Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield announces his bid for House speaker.

An EMV chip embedded on a credit card. Starting October 1st, retailers who do not have a device that reads these chips will now be liable for losses when they accept a fraudulent card.
An EMV chip embedded on a credit card. Starting October 1st, retailers who do not have a device that reads these chips will now be liable for losses when they accept a fraudulent card.
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All new credit and debit cards will get microchips, how letting kids fail can be a positive thing, Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield announces his bid for House speaker.

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