1.0EcommerceByteshttps://www.ecommercebytes.comKenneth Corbinhttps://www.ecommercebytes.com/author/kenneth-corbin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uREr4ShHYr"><a href="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2014/10/20/president-obama-takes-payment-security-buysecure-initiative/">President Obama Takes on Payment Security with BuySecure Initiative</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2014/10/20/president-obama-takes-payment-security-buysecure-initiative/embed/#?secret=uREr4ShHYr" width="600" height="338" title="“President Obama Takes on Payment Security with BuySecure Initiative” — EcommerceBytes" data-secret="uREr4ShHYr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> President Obama on Friday unveiled a series of steps aimed at improving the security of credit- and debit-card payments, including a pledge to shift government transactions over to the PIN and chip system and commitments from major retailers and credit card providers. In announcing the BuySecure initiative, Obama signed an executive order directing federal agencies […]