Chip-Enabled EBT Cards Expand Across States to Improve Security Against Electronic Fraud

News -- August 3, 2026: A growing number of states are replacing traditional magnetic-stripe Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards with new chip-enabled cards designed to improve security for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.The new cards use the same EMV chip technology found in today's debit and credit cards. Like those financial cards, the embedded chip creates a unique encrypted code for each transaction, making it significantly more difficult for criminals to c