This guide will help you understand credit card chip technology, how it works, and why it’s important for keeping your ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 30, 2016) – Scammers have found a new way to target Arkansans while retailers and banks continue to make the switch from magnetic stripe credit and debit cards to the chip ...

Using a biometric scanner on your credit card makes your transactions more secure, but it might not solve any real issues. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a ...

LAS VEGAS (CNN) — Computer researchers claim to have found yet another flaw in the upgrade to the chip-based credit cards in the United States. The chip on these credit cards have been praised for ...

Chip cards are less vulnerable to skimming than magnetic stripe cards, but they aren’t completely safe. Crooks can still capture your card information from a chip card using a technique called ...

As banks send out new microchip cards, scammers are taking advantage of consumers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, fraudsters are sending out fake emails pretending to be credit card ...

Credit card fraud has been on the rise in recent years. The Federal Trade Commission’s most recent database indicates that 416,582 cases of credit card fraud were reported in 2024, making it one of ...

A chip and PIN card is a credit card that includes microchip technology and a personal identification number (PIN) to securely verify a cardholder during a transaction. The embedded microchip is ...

Credit cards began as simple pieces of cardboard. The first "modern" credit card was used by Frank McNamara in 1950 after he forgot his wallet one too many times. Instead, he started using the Diners ...