Category: Media

Video: CNBC: Smart cards are coming to America

2/13/2014, CNBC, ”Smart cards are coming to America” In this news segment, Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof explains to Herb Weisman, The ConsumerMan, the importance of deploying chip cards in the U.S.

Video: NBC NY interview with Randy Vanderhoof

2/5/2014, NBC NY, Broadcast In this broadcast segment, Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof tells the NBC NY reporter how the Target breach would have had less of an impact if the U.S. was using chip technology.

Audio: WBAL-AM interview with Randy Vanderhoof

1/11/2014, WBAL-AM, Broadcast In this radio segment, Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof tells WBAL how the recent Target data breach was a wakeup call for payment security, and how EMV chip technology can help to prevent production of counterfeit cards using stolen payment information.

Audio: NPR: Consumers May Start Seeing More-Secure ‘Chip’ Credit Cards In 2014

12/27/2013, NPR, ”Consumers May Start Seeing More-Secure ‘Chip’ Credit Cards In 2014” Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof explains how EMV chip cards can reduce counterfeit card fraud by generating a unique, one-time security code with every purchase in this NPR piece on how the U.S. plans to follow 80 other countries and move…

Video: CBS News: “Smart card” technology could protect shoppers from hackers

12/27/2013, CBS News, ”“Smart card” technology could protect shoppers from hackers” In a segment after the Target payment data breach, Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof tells CBS News how migrating to EMV is going to solve a big part of the fraud problem we have in the United States.

Video: NBC News: Could a credit-card chip be the secret to security?

12/23/2013, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, ”Could a credit-card chip be the secret to security?” In this national segment featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, reporter Gabe Gutierrez examines the U.S. use of credit cards with magnetic stripes and why cards with a secure digital chip may be a better alternative. Smart…

Audio: BankInfoSecurity: EMV: The Outlook for 2014

12/18/2013, BankInfoSecurity, “EMV: The Outlook for 2014” In this BankInfoSecurity audio interview on the outlook for EMV in 2014, Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, tells Tracy Kitten that he predicts a significant part of the marketplace will be ready to go with EMV chip payment technology within the next two years.

Video: The 2013 Payments Summit Keynotes

4/9/13, View video of conference keynotes and plenary roundtables

Video: News report on American Medical Association’s Health Security Card Conference

4/25/2012, KSAT, ”New health card technology saves time in emergency situations” A new type of smart card credential could soon become a new lifesaving tool. The card, which you could keep in your wallet, would allow emergency crews to quickly access your personal information and medical history.