How to Prepare

To prepare your business to accept SNAP’s new EBT Chip Cards, first reach out to your POS provider to ask about their timeline for including SNAP EBT chip card functionality.

If the date is far in the future, you can still create a fallback plan for the potential EBT Chip cards you’ll see in the meantime.

Training cashiers on handling new EBT chip cards is essential to ensure smooth transactions, minimize errors, and provide a seamless shopping experience for SNAP customers. Please review our retailer instructions for using EBT Chip cards with your staff to ensure that SNAP participants can complete a purchase using their SNAP benefits.

Are you updating your systems now? You can report your readiness at each stage.