One in five US consumers have used an EMV card

21% of US consumers have now used an EMV card, with the highest adoption rates among 25-34 year olds (25.3%), research from Harbortouch shows. “One in five consumers consider transaction time as their top concern,” the company says. “67% of people still believe that traditional swipe cards are the fastest method available. Nearly four times as many survey respondents are more worried about speedy processing times over chip card security or availability of EMV terminals.”

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