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Key Takeaways:
- [01:20] For over a decade, the Federal Reserve Board had Reg II for card present. In 2023 the FBR created Reg II for card not present. These are transactions that are done on the internet or online.
- [03:10] It is essential to start this journey from a credit union’s perspective of understanding what layer of security they have in their currently selected networks. That will give you some information on what security features you already have in place and what is being offered that you don’t have in place. That is likely going to be eliminated when a merchant is going to reroute to networks you didn’t select.
- [03:51] It is not a new fraud exposure but it is a more severe exposure.
- [04:40] It used to be that the bad actors would go into a business and purchase gift cards under $50 which allowed the merchants to reroute that transaction and strip credit unions of their security. Now the bad actors can do this from the privacy of their homes from a card not present. It is disastrous.
- [07:49] The merchant is driving which network they want to send it down but it is because it is cheaper for them.
- [08:23] Our lawmakers and merchants truly don’t understand the impact. Merchants don’t want credit unions or financial institutions to absorb losses like these but it is the consequence of this decision.