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USDA Proposes Chip SNAP Cards; Magnetic Stripe Told To Pack

A proposed rule would move SNAP EBT cards to chip and tap-to-pay to fight skimming. The stripe is taking it hard.

By , Marketplaces Correspondent WASHINGTON · · 1 min read

Based on real news: Proposed Rule: SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures (USDA Food and Nutrition Administration)

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WASHINGTON—The USDA has proposed requiring states to move SNAP EBT cards to chip and tap-to-pay technology, and retailers to accept them, to curb benefit theft from skimming and card cloning, according to the agency's proposed rule. Comments are open until Dec. 22.

"I've been swiped since the '90s," said a fictional magnetic stripe, reached in a wallet in Dayton. "I know I'm easy to copy. I just thought we had something."

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said a fictional magnetic stripe, reached in a wallet in Dayton.

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Riffing on: Proposed Rule: SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures, USDA Food and Nutrition Administration