Japan: Plan Agreed To Spread Usage Of IC Cash Cards
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports from Japan that "private financial institutions have reached broad agreement on the introduction in May of cash cards that contain an embedded integrated circuit, which will enable them to be used at automated teller machines at different institutions, according to sources. The move is aimed at improving the convenience of IC cash cards, which are more secure than conventional cards as they are difficult to counterfeit."





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