FMI Applauds White House Executive Order on Chip and PIN Data Solutions

Oct 17, 2014
ARLINGTON, VA – OCTOBER 17, 2014 – Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Jennifer Hatcher released the following statement regarding the White House’s new Executive Order that offers enhancements to protect sensitive payment data: 

“We applaud the President’s announcement today encouraging card-issuers to include both a chip and PIN on newly-issued cards. In addition, the Executive Order focuses on increased collaboration and information sharing aimed at eliminating vulnerabilities in the payments system. FMI met with the White House in the weeks leading up to this announcement, encouraging White House officials to advocate that a PIN be attached to chip-card transactions in order to increase the security of those transactions."

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As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain. FMI brings together a wide range of members across the value chain — from retailers that sell to consumers, to producers that supply food and other products, as well as the wide variety of companies providing critical services — to amplify the collective work of the industry. www.FMI.org