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H
ow do we sa
f
ely manage billions o
f
transactions a year? By assuming a leadership
position in global payment security, whether by developing new technology, defi ning and
disseminating best practices or working with risk and security professionals and law enforcement
worldwide. In 2005, we experienced a 90 percent growth in MasterCard-branded EMV chip cards,
to 190 million, and a 120 percent growth in chip terminals. Meanwhile, MasterCard SecureCode™
continued to grow globally as an essential way to protect booming online transactions. The year
also saw a reinvigorated focus on working with merchants and third-party processors to provide
them with a host of security tools and techniques that help merchants stop fraud, whether by
improving storage and security of transaction data or by sharing information and vital procedures
with vendors and other processing partners.
and keeping it safe,
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