Changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, and retailers need to be prepared for the transition.
Join NACS on July 23 at 4 p.m. for a webinar highlighting the new changes to SNAP and the transition to EBT chip cards.
Since its creation, the program has seen significant changes, including the introduction of EBT payment cards to replace paper vouchers and coupons in the 1980s. EBT payment cards allow an individual on SNAP to purchase eligible food items at authorized retail stores, such as a convenience or grocery store.
Modernization efforts are now focused on updating EBT cards to include microchip technology, like what we see on debit and credit cards, to make transactions more secure.
Currently, two states—California and Oklahoma—are actively working to transition their states’ EBT cards to chip cards. However, other states may soon be following in this transition.
Retailers need to get ready to update their payment systems to support the new cards.
In this webinar, speakers will:
- Inform SNAP retailers about the status of the transition to EBT chip cards.
- Equip SNAP retailers with the technical information needed to update their payments systems in order to accept EBT chip cards.
- And address the technical challenges SNAP retailers may face as they update their payment systems internally.
Speakers include Kelly Andrus, the director of collaboration at Merchant Advisory Group (MAG), Steve Cole, the director of tech engagement at MAG, and Beth Provenzano, the senior vice president of public affairs, events and education at MAG.
Register for the webinar here.