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How is a chip-enabled card more secure?

The chip adds another level of security to your transactions by requiring your chip-enabled card to produce a code that is used to validate the transaction. In other words, your transaction at a retail terminal prevents use of counterfeit cards. The chip itself makes the information on your card more difficult to steal – defending your account more prominently from fraudulent activity. 

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