• noredcandy@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    This is an EMVCo chip card, and not an American one so it’s chip and pin most likely. Without getting too detailed, the chip generates a one time use code for each transaction, so just having the number wouldn’t help with cloning the card plus you also would need to know the PIN. Although skimmers still exist and physical card theft is a thing, it’s less common especially in markets that use chip and pin.

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      11 days ago

      Absolutely spot on, thank you - always handy to know.

      I’m wondering what it does to mitigate the “card not present” fraud though, for online purchases or remote purchases?

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        11 days ago

        In my case, I have to verify online purchases on my bank’s app. Which makes online banking impossible without an android or apple phone.