Jason Bohrer serves as executive director for the U.S. Payments Forum and the Secure Technology Alliance.
With a career deeply ingrained in the payments and tech industries, Bohrer has spent 27 years in domestic and global roles focused on operations, access control and identity management at CPI Card Group, HID Global and Motorola. Through his work he has played a key role in major technological transitions including the contact and contactless EMV migration in the U.S. and the adoption of smart card and mobile technologies in the global access and identity markets. Bohrer works diligently to help both the U.S. Payments forum and the Secure Technology Alliance accelerate the adoption of technologies and solutions that provide speed, convenience and security in an increasingly digital world.
The global microchip shortage is being exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine and the COVID lockdowns in China. Experts are warning of an impending strain on the manufacture of cards and point-of-sale hardware.
The microchip shortage that has plagued point-of-sale terminal makers since the onset of the Covid-19
Chip technology makes credit card theft more difficult. EMV chips create a unique key each time you use your card.