President Barack Obama on Friday signed an Executive Order that will bolster security for federal credit cards, a move designed to urge private-sector banks and retailers to follow suit, Reuters reports. Starting in January, federal credit cards will use chip-and-PIN technology, and the White House said that Home Depot, Target, Walgreen and Wal-Mart will roll out chip-and-PIN-compatible terminals in all stores by January. Obama also called on Congress to enact data breach notification legislation, but GovInfoSecurity reports that won’t happen this year. One survey has found nearly half of holiday shoppers said they will not shop at stores that have been hacked. Meanwhile, MasterCard announced it will introduce built-in fingerprint sensors for contactless payment cards in 2015. And starting today, Apple Pay will work with iPhone 6 devices.
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